Alexandria vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2435
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$383
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$667
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	63
😀 Quality of life	48	68
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 9207th and 5667th ($310 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Jordan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 6328th and 3456th 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	$3.44	$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$5207

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020