Alexandria vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$110
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
61
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.33M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 9104th and 1903rd ($326 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6192nd and 130th 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
$3.57
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686