Alexandria vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5680
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1530
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$5010
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	65
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	5.36M	962K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 9023rd and 932nd ($366 vs $2475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 806th 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 months in Austin. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Austin ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 6205th and 192nd 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	$4.32	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$7.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$3110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$2018
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$1503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$20982

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316