Giza vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	5.6M	6.21M

The cost of living in Giza is 65% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 9160th and 5954th ($318 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5740th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Giza	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562