Alexandria vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
84
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.61M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 19% less expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 9006th and 8802nd ($384 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 6233rd vs 5895th 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
$4.15
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$2311

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947