Alexandria vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	86
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.39M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 89% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 9006th and 43rd ($384 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 33rd 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 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6233rd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs San Diego

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	Alexandria	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782