Alexandria vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	53
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.31M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8976th and 1716th ($400 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 29th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6248th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Calgary

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	Alexandria	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934