Giza vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	5.6M	5.6M

The cost of living in Giza is 67% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 9160th and 5668th ($318 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Russia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5740th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Saint Petersburg

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	Giza	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441