Alexandria vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$164
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 29% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8536th and 6811th ($495 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6224th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Tehran

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Alexandria Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1883

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569