Abu Dhabi vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$946
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$94.2
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$159
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	36 km
🎓 Higher education	51	51
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.36M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 483% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 1650th and 9023rd ($2133 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Alexandria. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 424th and 6205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Alexandria

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	Abu Dhabi	Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$8.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$12.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	20.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$7.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$1.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$2067

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555