Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	99
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	5.36M	2.1M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9023rd and 964th ($366 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6205th and 34th 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	$4.32	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$19577

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506