Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.15M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9207th and 998th ($310 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6328th and 22nd 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
$3.44
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395