Alexandria vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	48	89
🏙️ Population	4.87M	521K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 9165th and 3152nd ($316 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 34th in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6367th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Lyon

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	Alexandria	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457