Giza vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Giza	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$410	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$157	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	58	69
🏙️ Population	5.6M	11.5M

The cost of living in Giza is 61% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8955th and 5192nd ($410 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6081st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Sao Paulo

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	Giza	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$190	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$858	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.05	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.51	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.69	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.7	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.32	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.14	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2777	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666