Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$5201
🏠 One person rent
$110
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$2355
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$231
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
99
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.17M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9104th and 447th ($326 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Paris. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6192nd and 35th 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
$3.57
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$2010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$13597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$9441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$793
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$17600

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1183
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1336
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1230
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2718
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1332
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1336
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$1401
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1333
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1228
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1340
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1339
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1337
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1480
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1338
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1297
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1321
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1339
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1409
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1736
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1311
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1295
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1235
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1379
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1318
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1371
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1287
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1466
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1275
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1084
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1134
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1214
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1311
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1055
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1334
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1124
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1334
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1453
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1334