Alexandria vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	73
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	5.36M	4.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4745th ($366 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6205th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Johannesburg

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	Alexandria	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965