Cost of living comparison

Alexandria, Egypt

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 7.9 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 10.3 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 5.5 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 11.8 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 14.9 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 10.3 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 EGP174.98	$20.00 ISK2,419	+463.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.47 EGP219.97	$18.02 ISK2,179	+303.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 EGP14.40	$3.15 ISK381	+978.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.10 EGP5.14	$2.19 ISK264	+1993.4%
Average			+934.7%

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pay 5.5 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 EGP33.50	$3.61 ISK437	+431.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.90 EGP93.66	$7.76 ISK938	+308.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 EGP160.00	$6.40 ISK774	+97.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 EGP69.47	$5.76 ISK696	+308.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 EGP103.46	$9.45 ISK1,142	+349.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 EGP31.00	$1.40 ISK170	+122.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.34	$1.01 ISK122	+380.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.57	$1.22 ISK147	+691.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.79	$2.22 ISK269	+1306.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.54	$1.43 ISK173	+640.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP12.80	$0.93 ISK113	+259.5%
Average			+445.1%

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pay 11.8 times more for transportation

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.02 EGP50.41	$8.50 ISK1,028	+730.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$2.44 EGP119.99	$74.95 ISK9,064	+2977.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,388.44 EGP1,299,852.22	$42,450.45 ISK5,133,533	+60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.65 EGP179.98	$24.05 ISK2,908	+558.2%
Average			+1081.8%

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pay 14.9 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.94 EGP390.96	$69.87 ISK8,449	+780.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$114.18 EGP5,624.36	$1,971.17 ISK238,374	+1626.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$64.28 EGP3,166.31	$1,803.44 ISK218,090	+2705.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.19 EGP501.78	$53.95 ISK6,525	+429.6%
Average			+1385.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.51 EGP2,980.61	$252.14 ISK30,491	+316.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.21 EGP70,991.93	$5,993.99 ISK724,854	+315.9%
Average			+316.3%

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pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 EGP99.99	$10.81 ISK1,307	+432.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 EGP71.24	$5.31 ISK642	+266.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP89.99	$12.25 ISK1,481	+570.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.76 EGP727.19	$69.95 ISK8,459	+373.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.44 EGP119.99	$14.77 ISK1,787	+506.6%
Average			+430.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Alexandria	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.41 EGP1,103.72	$108.97 ISK13,178	+386.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.11 EGP2,369.73	$49.72 ISK6,013	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.49 EGP4,999.43	$151.85 ISK18,364	+49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.70 EGP1,610.93	$194.16 ISK23,480	+493.7%
Average			+233.2%

Alexandria vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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