Alexandria vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$1630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	20
😀 Quality of life	48	67
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 64% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 9207th and 6257th ($310 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6328th and 3833rd 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	$3.44	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$7706

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934