Alexandria vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 9165th and 4439th ($316 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6367th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Medina

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Alexandria Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$7421

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905