Alexandria vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$110
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
48
61
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.25M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 9104th and 3263rd ($326 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Sharjah. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 3rd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6192nd and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sharjah

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Alexandria Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$6.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$669
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$930
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$2221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$1753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$4938

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1129
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$1924
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1096
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1260
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$799
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1150
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1964
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1797
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$688
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$968
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$689
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$693
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1277
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1245
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1277
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$688
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$952
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$987
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$947
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$690
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$691
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$880
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$687
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$657
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$686
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$907
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$650
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$863
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$837
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$686