Alexandria vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.14M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 9006th and 1191st ($384 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 6233rd and 12th 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	$4.15	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$13377

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Cities near Alexandria

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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736