Giza vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Giza	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$394	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$139	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$234	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$169	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$4546
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	52
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	4.46M	139K

The cost of living in Giza is 88% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8986th and 86th ($394 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Iceland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5926th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Reykjavik

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	Giza	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.9	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.7	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.5	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.94%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.18	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.06	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.52	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.8	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2866	$30361

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409