Alexandria vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$164	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.53M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8536th and 933rd ($495 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6224th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Melbourne

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	Alexandria	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$18868

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Cities near Alexandria

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481