Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 8.5% cheaper than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Alexandria
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 5.6% less in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Alexandria

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Alexandria.

Alexandria vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Egypt	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP200.17	$3.55 EGP179.64	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP244.63	$4.47 EGP225.83	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.45	$0.29 EGP14.78	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.10 EGP5.28	-15.1%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Egypt	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.28	$0.68 EGP34.39	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP89.24	$1.90 EGP96.15	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.80	$3.25 EGP164.26	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.00	$1.41 EGP71.32	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.59	$2.10 EGP106.22	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.14	$0.63 EGP31.83	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.84	$0.21 EGP10.62	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.43	$0.15 EGP7.77	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.02	$0.16 EGP8.00	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.45	$0.19 EGP9.79	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.43	$0.26 EGP13.14	+14.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Egypt	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.55	$1.02 EGP51.75	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP607.34	$2.44 EGP123.18	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,474,325.32	$26,388.44 EGP1,334,463.30	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP134.22	$3.65 EGP184.77	+37.7%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Egypt	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP385.64	$7.94 EGP401.37	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,422.82	$114.18 EGP5,774.12	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,619.34	$64.28 EGP3,250.62	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP599.37	$10.19 EGP515.14	-14.1%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

	Egypt	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,366.25	$60.51 EGP3,059.98	-9.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,475.85	$1,441.21 EGP72,882.23	-2.1%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.67	$2.03 EGP102.65	+13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.62	$1.45 EGP73.14	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.57	$1.83 EGP92.39	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,105.70	$14.76 EGP746.55	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP135.44	$2.44 EGP123.18	-9.1%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Egypt	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,185.51	$22.41 EGP1,133.11	-4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,452.20	$48.11 EGP2,432.83	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,914.03	$101.49 EGP5,132.55	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,870.26	$32.70 EGP1,653.82	-11.6%
Average			-3.1%

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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: April 2025

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