Alexandria vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$103	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	87
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 90% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8976th and 8th ($400 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6248th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs San Jose, United States

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	Alexandria	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$23160

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212