Alexandria vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	50	79
😀 Quality of life	48	94
🏙️ Population	4.87M	709K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 9165th and 1171st ($316 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Norway, respectively. Check Egypt vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6367th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Oslo

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	Alexandria	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006