Alexandria vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	5.36M	8.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 91% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4th ($366 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6205th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs New York City

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	Alexandria	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$21713

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192