Alexandria vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.19M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 9006th and 2509th ($384 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.6 months in Doha. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6233rd and 608th 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
$4.15
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11426

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889