Alexandria vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
4.87M
7.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9165th and 2911th ($316 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6367th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$10598

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529