Alexandria vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	4.87M	3.78M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 9165th and 5016th ($316 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6367th and 5491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Cape Town

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	Alexandria	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$4806

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740