Alexandria vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$164
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
49
25
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 15% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8536th and 7822nd ($495 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Syria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6224th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Damascus

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Alexandria Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1634

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850