Giza vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Giza	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$398	$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$984	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$143	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1635
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.8	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$133	$2862
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.8M

The cost of living in Giza is 79% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8983rd and 2252nd ($398 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6095th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Montreal

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	Giza	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1048
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$857
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.1	$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.15%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$835	$6954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1260	$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.02	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.61	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.51	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.03	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.1	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2075	$5813

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$430
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$397
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$380
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$316
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$345
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$330
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$364
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$302
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$364
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$318
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$307
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$280
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$281
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$259
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$312
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$299
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$291
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$358
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$355
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$277
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$676
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1822
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1893
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1644
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1902
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1775
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$775
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1586
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1827
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$365
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$581
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1979
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1944
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1851
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$404
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1963
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1995
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$369
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1010

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2097
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1890
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1877
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1903
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1965
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1866
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1870
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1871
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1818
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1828
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1890
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1805
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1871
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1815
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1797
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1838
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1808
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1823
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1830
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1704
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1884
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1747
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1818
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1786
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1616
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1966
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1478
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1143
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1583
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1722