Alexandria vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	5.36M	2.14M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8976th and 978th ($400 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6248th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Perth

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	Alexandria	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$15409

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894