Alexandria vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	4.87M	4.84M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 88% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 9165th and 745th ($316 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6367th 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	$3.49	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683