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Egypt

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 3.4 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

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

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 74.0% more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$6.13 SAR23.00	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$8.53 SAR32.00	+78.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$0.99 SAR3.71	+211.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.25 SAR0.95	+105.7%
Average			+74.0%

Alexandria vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$1.29 SAR4.85	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$3.21 SAR12.04	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$6.49 SAR24.37	+102.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$2.46 SAR9.23	+111.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$3.71 SAR13.92	+86.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.94 SAR3.52	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.78 SAR2.92	+122.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.71 SAR2.67	+190.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.75 SAR2.81	+389.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.52 SAR1.95	+350.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.58 SAR2.17	+305.4%
Average			+144.9%

Alexandria vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$2.35 SAR8.82	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$54.69 SAR205.26	+377.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$17.05 SAR64.00	+257.2%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$67.53 SAR253.45	+405.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+482.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+650.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$68.97 SAR258.83	+530.9%
Average			+547.6%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+775.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+672.1%
Average			+722.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$2.40 SAR9.00	+79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$3.79 SAR14.23	+194.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$6.66 SAR25.00	+248.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$79.20 SAR297.24	+509.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$11.99 SAR45.00	+318.6%
Average			+255.2%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$73.80 SAR276.94	+118.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$57.02 SAR214.00	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$99.59 SAR373.73	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$93.64 SAR351.41	+65.3%
Average			+36.1%

Alexandria vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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