Alexandria vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	53
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.31M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 82% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 9006th and 1781st ($384 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 6233rd and 160th 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	$4.15	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887