Alexandria vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	48	54
🏙️ Population	4.87M	16.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 27% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 9165th and 8899th ($316 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6367th and 5971st 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	$3.49	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314