Alexandria vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
56
97
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.15M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 9006th and 843rd ($384 vs $2517) 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 0.3 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 6233rd and 18th 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
$4.15
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488