Alexandria vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2473
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$663
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	64
😀 Quality of life	48	68
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 9165th and 5535th ($316 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 6367th and 3048th 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	$3.49	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$518
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$98.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	7.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$5545

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156