Alexandria vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1094
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	90
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	4.87M	643K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 9165th and 4281st ($316 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Egypt and Greece, respectively. Check Egypt vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 6367th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Athens

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	Alexandria	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$9915

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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 Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150