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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	87
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 92% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 9207th and 13th ($310 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6328th and 57th 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	$3.44	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146