Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Jordan

Irbid vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Irbid is 81.3% more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Irbid
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Irbid
Transportation: pay 91.2% more in Irbid
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Irbid
Childcare: pay 41.3% more in Irbid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Irbid
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Irbid

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

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Irbid vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Irbid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$4.23 JOD3.000	-0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.05 JOD5.000	+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$0.48 JOD0.340	+50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.33 JOD0.240	+171.1%
Average			+31.7%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Alexandria	Irbid
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.44 JOD0.310	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$3.94 JOD2.790	+103.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.34 JOD3.080	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$1.78 JOD1.260	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$2.13 JOD1.510	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.64 JOD0.450	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.70 JOD0.490	+99.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.48 JOD0.340	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.27 JOD0.190	+77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.42 JOD0.300	+263.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.37 JOD0.260	+158.2%
Average			+59.5%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.2% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Irbid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$6.25 JOD4.430	+263.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$11.78 JOD8.350	+146.7%
Average			+91.2%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Irbid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$31.03 JOD22.000	+132.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$218.62 JOD155.000	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$163.61 JOD116.000	+131.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$73.45 JOD52.080	+571.9%
Average			+134.2%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of housing

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pay 41.3% more for childcare

	Alexandria	Irbid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$92.46 JOD65.560	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	+87.7%
Average			+41.3%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Irbid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$6.35 JOD4.500	+374.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$1.48 JOD1.050	+14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$3.53 JOD2.500	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$34.56 JOD24.500	+166.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$9.87 JOD7.000	+244.6%
Average			+159.8%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Alexandria	Irbid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$44.19 JOD31.330	+31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$28.21 JOD20.000	-38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$81.10 JOD57.500	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$49.37 JOD35.000	-12.9%
Average			-18.7%

Alexandria vs. Irbid - Cost of clothing

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