Giza vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Giza	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$394	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$139	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$234	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$169	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.1	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$3005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	4.46M	1.8M

The cost of living in Giza is 80% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8986th and 2284th ($394 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 58th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5926th and 11th 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	$4.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.9	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.7	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.94%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.18	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.06	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.52	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2866	$5550

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$506
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$402
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$343
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$351
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$340
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$294
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$297
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$300
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$288
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$282
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$323
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$319
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$400
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$356
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$283
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$776
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1936
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$2022
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$479
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1993
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$800
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1700
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1962
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$2145
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$2002
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$415
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2172
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$354
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1062

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805