Alexandria vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	73
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	4.87M	16.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 17% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 9006th and 8829th ($384 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6233rd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dhaka

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	Alexandria	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302