Alexandria vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	51	78
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	4.87M	936K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 9006th and 950th ($384 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6233rd and 351st 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	$4.15	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$23696

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850