Alexandria vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 9006th and 848th ($384 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6233rd and 158th 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
$4.15
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$15029

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483