Giza vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	83	63
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.27M

The cost of living in Giza is 66% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 9160th and 5917th ($318 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5740th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Soweto

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	Giza	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003