Alexandria vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	48	84
🏙️ Population	4.87M	936K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 9207th and 1770th ($310 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in Egypt and Israel, respectively. Check Egypt vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6328th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Jerusalem

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	Alexandria	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$11066

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671