Giza vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	92
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	5.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Giza is 81% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 9160th and 2624th ($318 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Italy, respectively. Check Egypt vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5740th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Rome

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	Giza	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201