Giza vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.01M

The cost of living in Giza is 92% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 9160th and 8th ($318 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5740th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs San Jose, United States

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	Giza	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968