Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Al-hawamidiyah Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Al-hawamidiyah

🙂 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 5.1% cheaper than Al-hawamidiyah without rent, and 5.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 4.8% cheaper than Al-hawamidiyah without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.55 E£176

$3.58 E£178

-0.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.78 E£784

$15.89 E£790

-0.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.78 E£237

$4.76 E£237

0.42%

Cappuccino

$1.44 E£71.8

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 E£14.29

$0.29 E£14.41

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.11 E£5.46

$0.11 E£5.42

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 E£60.2

$1.2 E£59.8

0.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 E£144

$2.92 E£145

-0.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 E£40.21

$0.86 E£43

-5.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.72 E£35.96

$0.8 E£39.65

-10.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.69 E£34.5

$0.66 E£32.6

4.55%

Eggs

$1.45 E£72.1

$1.46 E£72.7

-0.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4 E£199

$3.93 E£196

1.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.48 E£223

$4.53 E£225

-1.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.33 E£464

$9.28 E£461

0.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.48 E£73.7

Banana (1kg)

$0.54 E£26.68

$0.55 E£27.2

-1.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.39 E£19.43

$0.43 E£21.3

-9.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.4 E£19.65

$0.4 E£19.83

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 E£18.55

$0.38 E£18.87

-2.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20

$0.43 E£21.42

-6.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.93

$0.24 E£11.97

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.77

$0.17 E£8.6

29.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 E£96

$1.96 E£97.2

-1.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.19 E£308

$6.28 E£312

-1.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 E£70.3

$1.4 E£69.7

0.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 E£133

$2.69 E£134

-0.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.14 E£7.11

$0.17 E£8.38

-17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.85 E£688

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.56 E£28.07

$0.56 E£28

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 E£21.24

$0.46 E£22.66

-6.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2 E£99.6

$2 E£99.3

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£16.58

$0.31 E£15.35

6.45%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.6K E£1.8M

$36K E£1.8M

-0.99%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K E£1.7M

$33K E£1.6M

1.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$11.33 E£563

$11.14 E£554

1.71%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.84 E£290

$5.75 E£286

1.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.14 E£504

$9.91 E£493

2.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.06 E£649

$21.87 E£1,087

-40.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.1 E£353

Cinema Ticket

$2.88 E£143

$2.87 E£143

0.35%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$90 E£4,475

$88.9 E£4,420

1.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,834 E£91.2K

$1,871 E£93K

-1.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.1 E£1,347

$27.15 E£1,350

-0.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.74 E£2,374

$48.92 E£2,432

-2.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 E£5,497

$107 E£5,333

3.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.9 E£2,529

$50.3 E£2,499

1.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$106 E£5,259

$192 E£9,531

-44.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.2 E£3,291

$97.6 E£4,853

-32.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$241 E£12K

$304 E£15.1K

-20.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,590

$174 E£8,667

-23.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$728 E£36.2K

$919 E£45.7K

-20.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$492 E£24.4K

$468 E£23.2K

5.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$125 E£6,203

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alexandria: October 27, 2025

Last update for Al-hawamidiyah: October 28, 2025

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