Alexandria vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
88
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
488K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 9207th and 1263rd ($310 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 34th in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6328th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Edinburgh

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Alexandria Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$23136

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767