Alexandria vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	5.36M	955K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 9023rd and 3058th ($366 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 6205th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Tenerife

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	Alexandria	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$7249

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469