Giza vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Giza	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1196	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$194	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$523
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.4	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	83	62
😀 Quality of life	45	44
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.27M

The cost of living in Giza is 41% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8414th and 6110th ($513 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6700th and 6750th 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	$4.36	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.09	$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.46	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$255	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.8	$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.81	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$646	$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$324	$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.41	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.98	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.49	$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3764	$2867

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$776
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$889
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$637
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$631
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$783
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$751
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$845
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$746
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$866
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$682
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$719
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$631
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$656
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$633
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$603
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$558
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$739
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$535
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$447
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$511
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$753
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$554
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$978
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1084
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$550
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$952