Alexandria vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
5.36M
3.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 9023rd and 947th ($366 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 6205th and 184th 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
$4.32
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$17401

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469