Alexandria vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
5.36M
3.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8976th and 1039th ($400 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.3 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 6248th and 203rd 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
$4.25
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492