Alexandria vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$164
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
49
63
😀 Quality of life
51
69
🏙️ Population
4.87M
4.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 50% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 8536th and 5457th ($495 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Jordan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 6224th and 3121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Amman

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Alexandria Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$5.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$8.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$67.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5798

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113