Alexandria vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$164	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	7
😀 Quality of life	51	63
🏙️ Population	4.87M	133K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 61% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8536th and 4218th ($495 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Maldives, respectively. Check Egypt vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Male. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6224th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Male

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	Alexandria	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$3438

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Cities near Alexandria

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339