Giza vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	83	5
😀 Quality of life	56	34
🏙️ Population	5.6M	115K

The cost of living in Giza is 25% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9160th and 8915th ($318 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Bhutan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5740th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Thimphu

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	Giza	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300