Alexandria vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	5.36M	693K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4194th ($366 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 6205th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Zaragoza

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	Alexandria	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643