Alexandria vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	87
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.39M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 91% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 9207th and 45th ($310 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6328th and 75th 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	$3.44	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$21468

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647