Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.15M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9165th and 1222nd ($316 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 6367th and 25th 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
$3.49
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$16193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293