Alexandria vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$103	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	5.36M	5.45M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8976th and 348th ($400 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6248th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sydney

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	Alexandria	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$21946

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864