Alexandria vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	4.87M	3.78M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 9165th and 1762nd ($316 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6367th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Berlin

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	Alexandria	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$9774

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373