Alexandria vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	19
😀 Quality of life	48	75
🏙️ Population	4.87M	630K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 9165th and 4672nd ($316 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 122nd in Egypt and Italy, respectively. Check Egypt vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6367th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Palermo

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	Alexandria	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159