Giza vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	83	68
😀 Quality of life	56	46
🏙️ Population	5.6M	2.1M

The cost of living in Giza is 21% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 9160th and 8953rd ($318 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5740th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Rawalpindi

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	Giza	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$1075

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272