Alexandria vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.33M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 9165th and 989th ($316 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6367th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dubai

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Alexandria Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$13241

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536