Alexandria vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$110
$640
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$327
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
74
😀 Quality of life
51
59
🏙️ Population
4.87M
361K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 9104th and 3315th ($326 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Lebanon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6192nd and 5402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$663
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
10.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$3802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$5.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$5205

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$985
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$984
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$905
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$1003
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$773
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1592
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$639
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1685
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1688
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1688
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1705
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1405
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1694
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1689
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1696
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1699
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1608
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1692
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1692
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1693
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1386
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1575
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1524
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1454
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1660
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1181
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$521
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$602
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1665
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1834
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1558
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$483
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$588
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1883
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$440
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1695