Alexandria vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	4.87M	468K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 9165th and 972nd ($316 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 892nd in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Raleigh

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	Alexandria	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$21914

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Cities near Alexandria

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682