Alexandria vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$3759
🏠 One person rent
$164
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
4.87M
522K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8536th and 3343rd ($495 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 49th in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Lyon ranked 2nd in France, while ranked 6224th and 140th 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
$5.31
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$11664

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597