Alexandria vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	56
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	5.36M	950K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 82% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8976th and 1439th ($400 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1197th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 6248th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Jacksonville

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	Alexandria	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$11934

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860