Alexandria vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	45
😀 Quality of life	48	76
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 9165th and 4650th ($316 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6367th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Jeddah

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	Alexandria	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486