Giza vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Giza	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$410	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$157	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.6	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$4060
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	5.6M	5.35M

The cost of living in Giza is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8955th and 1249th ($410 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6081st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Melbourne

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	Giza	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$190	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.46%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.51	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.69	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2777	$22799

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$473
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$395
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$336
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$345
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$334
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$287
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$288
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$326
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$276
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$274
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$306
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$384
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$348
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$271
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$695
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1867
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1951
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$517
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1957
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$782
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1645
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1879
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1993
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1910
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$398
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2064
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$346
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1021

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988