Alexandria vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$454
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$1660
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	18
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	5.36M	666K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 9023rd and 5282nd ($366 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 21st in Egypt and South Korea, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Jeju Island. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jeju Island ranked 74th in South Korea, while ranked 6205th and 5127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Jeju Island

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	Alexandria	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$8684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$5507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$20855

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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 Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1035
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1020
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$942
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$909
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$954
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$957
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$955
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$878
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$982
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$930
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$922
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1051
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$946
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$974
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$896
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$923
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$992
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$771
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$885
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1013
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$938
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$964
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$887
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$883
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$892
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$1014
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1084
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$879
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1023
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$882
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$952
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1044
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$881
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$990
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$883
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$870