Alexandria vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$5262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	4.87M	962K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 9165th and 858th ($316 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 790th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2.1 months in Austin. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Austin

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	Alexandria	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$22096

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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 Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305