Alexandria vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$164
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
20
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.18M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 44% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8536th and 6017th ($495 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6224th and 6150th 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
$5.31
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964