Alexandria vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 9006th and 4577th ($384 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Lebanon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6233rd and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$6680

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$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108