Alexandria vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 82% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1833rd ($366 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1452nd 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 San Antonio. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6205th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs San Antonio

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	Alexandria	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$19123

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093