Alexandria vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	80
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	4.87M	737K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 88% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9006th and 125th ($384 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6233rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Seattle

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	Alexandria	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114