Giza vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	5.6M	449K

The cost of living in Giza is 90% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 9160th and 59th ($318 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Egypt and Switzerland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5740th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Zurich

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	Giza	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717