Alexandria vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$4456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	5.36M	548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 9023rd and 901st ($366 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6205th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs The Hague

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	Alexandria	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688