Alexandria vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	48	89
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 82% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 9165th and 2475th ($316 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 84th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6367th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Edmonton

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	Alexandria	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$7826

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009