Alexandria vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$103
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
23
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 66% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8976th and 4849th ($400 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.1 months in Medina. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6248th and 4347th 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
$4.25
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010