Alexandria vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$164
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
49
22
😀 Quality of life
51
48
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.99M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 26% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8536th and 7054th ($495 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 6224th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Urfa

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Alexandria Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630