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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Giza	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1196	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$194	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.4	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.01M

The cost of living in Giza is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8414th and 22nd ($513 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Giza ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6700th and 69th 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	$4.36	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.09	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.46	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$255	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.81	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$646	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$324	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.41	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.98	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.49	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3764	$15889

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123