Giza vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Giza	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$410	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$157	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$5254
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	86
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.39M

The cost of living in Giza is 88% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8955th and 43rd ($410 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 33rd in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6081st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs San Diego

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	Giza	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$190	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.46%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.1	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.51	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.69	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2777	$28967

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$473
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$395
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$336
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$345
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$334
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$287
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$288
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$326
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$276
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$274
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$306
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$384
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$348
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$271
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$695
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1867
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1951
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$517
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1957
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$782
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1645
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1879
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1993
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1910
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$398
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2064
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$346
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1021

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782