Alexandria vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	5.36M	667K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 9023rd and 805th ($366 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Denmark, respectively. Check Egypt vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6205th and 5th 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	$4.32	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$12710

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557