Alexandria vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$103	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	8
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	5.36M	133K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8976th and 4552nd ($400 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Egypt and Maldives, respectively. Check Egypt vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6248th and 5347th 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	$4.25	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$3300

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327