Giza vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Giza	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$323	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$846	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$86.6	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$25	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	5.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Giza is 92% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9177th and 5th ($323 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5699th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs New York City

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	Giza	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.7	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$112	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.76%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$793	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.07	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.18	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.66	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.53	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.1	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1758	$20585

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108