Alexandria vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	48	87
🏙️ Population	4.87M	950K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 9165th and 1022nd ($316 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 293rd 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	$3.49	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897