Alexandria vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 9207th and 5069th ($310 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6328th and 5446th 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	$3.44	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045