Alexandria vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$103
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
83
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
5.36M
9.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 21% less expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8976th and 8680th ($400 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Egypt.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Ranked 3rd vs 1st best cities to live in Egypt, and 6248th vs 5610th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Cairo

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Alexandria Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$2645

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066