Alexandria vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	50	42
😀 Quality of life	48	54
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 9165th and 5632nd ($316 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th 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 1.7 months in Mecca. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6367th and 5982nd 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	$3.49	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$4682

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507