Giza vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.39M

The cost of living in Giza is 91% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 9160th and 36th ($318 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 32nd 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 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5740th and 95th 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	$3.13	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759