Alexandria vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Alexandria Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
626K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8536th and 2103rd ($495 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6224th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Alexandria vs Glasgow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Alexandria vs Glasgow

Prices for goods and services in Alexandria and Glasgow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Alexandria Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$12197

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251