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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Giza	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$323	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$846	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$86.6	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$25	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.01M

The cost of living in Giza is 91% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 9177th and 13th ($323 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5699th and 57th 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	$3.41	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.7	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$112	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.76%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$793	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.07	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.5	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.18	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.66	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.53	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.1	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1758	$23974

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146