Alexandria vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	51	42
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9006th and 4793rd ($384 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6233rd and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Mecca

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	Alexandria	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$4655

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522