Alexandria vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	8
😀 Quality of life	48	58
🏙️ Population	4.87M	24.7K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 9207th and 3466th ($310 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6328th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Victoria

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	Alexandria	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$8081

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482