Alexandria vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 9165th and 4326th ($316 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6367th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$4459

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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 Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902