Alexandria vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
88
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
4.87M
488K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8536th and 1692nd ($495 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 46th 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 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6224th and 64th 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
$5.31
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666