Alexandria vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$1656
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	49	41
😀 Quality of life	48	53
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9207th and 6019th ($310 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 7th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6328th and 6051st 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	$3.44	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$4675

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514