Alexandria vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	48	99
🏙️ Population	4.87M	8.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 90% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 9165th and 58th ($316 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in London. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6367th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs London

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	Alexandria	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$26090

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009