Alexandria vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$164
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
75
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.42M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 59% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8536th and 4447th ($495 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.3 months in Beirut. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 6224th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$4159

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850