Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.11M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8976th and 916th ($400 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6248th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Paris

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Alexandria Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544