Alexandria vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	56
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	5.36M	950K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1499th ($366 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1231st 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 6205th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Alexandria	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863