Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9165th and 3460th ($316 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6367th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$7169

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536