Alexandria vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1330
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2289
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$319
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	5.36M	3.78M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1150th ($366 vs $2371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.4 months in Berlin. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Berlin ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6205th and 45th 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	$4.32	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$8891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$6112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$12679

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470