Alexandria vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
45
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.19M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8536th and 2137th ($495 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Qatar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6224th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Doha

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Alexandria Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$10518

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875