Alexandria vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$2221
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	98
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.66M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 9207th and 2198th ($310 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6328th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Barcelona

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	Alexandria	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$11932

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581