Alexandria vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	46
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	5.36M	675K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 9023rd and 2470th ($366 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Egypt and Sweden, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6205th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Gothenburg

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	Alexandria	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$4650

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423