Alexandria vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	4.87M	667K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 9006th and 713th ($384 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Denmark, respectively. Check Egypt vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6233rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Copenhagen

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	Alexandria	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$17654

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678