Alexandria vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	5.36M	133K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4490th ($366 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Maldives, respectively. Check Egypt vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Male. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6205th and 5278th 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	$4.32	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$3305

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322