Giza vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Giza	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$394	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$139	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$234	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$169	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.1	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$5229
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	4.46M	8.8M

The cost of living in Giza is 91% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8986th and 4th ($394 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 1.2 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 5926th and 18th 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	$4.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.9	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.5	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.94%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.18	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.06	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.52	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.8	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.7	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2866	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188