Alexandria vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$570
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$806
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	96
😀 Quality of life	56	75
🏙️ Population	4.87M	5.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 66% less expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 9006th and 4905th ($384 vs $1118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 6233rd and 2097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Ankara

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	Alexandria	Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	49.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$2.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$2.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$155
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$13974

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915