Alexandria vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	4.87M	985K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 9165th and 1732nd ($316 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Sweden, respectively. Check Egypt vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6367th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Stockholm

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	Alexandria	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$5804

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331