Alexandria vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$4575
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2453
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
41
😀 Quality of life
57
83
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.19M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1744th ($366 vs $2100) 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6205th and 513th 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
$4.32
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$1799
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$3302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$58.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$89.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$4178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$10635

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861