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Alexandria vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 2.5% cheaper than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Alexandria
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 11.7% less in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Alexandria

The cost of transportation and clothing in Alexandria are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Alexandria.

Alexandria vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$4.16 EGP197.70
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$5.20 EGP247.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.34 EGP16.01	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.12 EGP5.67	-17.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Cairo	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.75 EGP35.73	+25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.90 EGP90.49	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.28 EGP155.91	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.43 EGP67.88	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.09 EGP99.54	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.68 EGP32.18	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.30 EGP14.20	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.21 EGP9.86	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.16 EGP7.51	+25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.16 EGP7.66	-14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.18 EGP8.52	-3.9%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.31 EGP62.34	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$14.55 EGP691.96	+125.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$37,404.27 EGP1,779,321.27
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$3.95 EGP187.82	+48.5%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Cairo	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$11.21 EGP533.13	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$126.41 EGP6,013.45	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$72.73 EGP3,459.79	-47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$10.28 EGP488.83	-46.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 11.7% less for childcare

	Cairo	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$86.35 EGP4,107.82	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$1,847.12 EGP87,867.72	-16.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.45 EGP69.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.50 EGP71.52	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.06 EGP97.86	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$14.09 EGP670.33	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$2.91 EGP138.39	-22.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$30.45 EGP1,448.55	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$55.07 EGP2,619.56	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$133.92 EGP6,370.41	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$54.29 EGP2,582.49	-11.9%
Average			+3.3%

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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: December 2025

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