Alexandria vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	51	77
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	5.36M	936K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8976th and 911th ($400 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Egypt and Israel, respectively. Check Egypt vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 6248th and 410th 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	$4.25	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$27069

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761