Alexandria vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	48	87
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 9165th and 2276th ($316 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th 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 1.1 months in Barcelona. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6367th and 270th 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	$3.49	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$13290

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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 Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522