Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Alexandria Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Alexandria

😐 Solo nomad: New Cairo is 3.2% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 55.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: New Cairo is 2% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 34.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.05 E£191

$3.61 E£171

12.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.78 E£935

$16.05 E£759

23.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.86 E£230

$4.52 E£214

7.52%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.8

$1.45 E£68.6

7.59%

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

$0.33 E£15.74

$0.31 E£14.77

6.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.05

$0.10 E£4.74

30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 E£63.6

$1.16 E£54.9

15.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 E£127

$2.88 E£136

-6.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 E£42.42

$0.82 E£38.61

9.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.26

$0.75 E£35.25

-14.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£34.67

$0.71 E£33.34

2.82%

Eggs

$1.53 E£72.4

$1.40 E£66.1

9.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.98 E£188

$3.89 E£184

2.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.57 E£216

$4.43 E£209

3.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.05 E£428

$9.58 E£453

-5.53%

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 E£73.8

$1.42 E£67.0

9.86%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.67

$0.55 E£25.99

10.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£24.17

$0.42 E£19.99

21.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£18.35

$0.39 E£18.59

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£21.73

$0.38 E£17.94

21.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 E£19.05

$0.41 E£19.35

-2.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£11.37

$0.22 E£10.40

9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 E£8.93

$0.17 E£8.08

11.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 E£92.3

$2.00 E£94.4

-2.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.42 E£445

$6.46 E£306

45.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 E£58.7

$1.42 E£67.0

-12.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 E£85.7

$2.68 E£127

-32.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 E£10.40

$0.14 E£6.79

57.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.09 E£666

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.61

$0.56 E£26.41

-26.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£14.73

$0.43 E£20.23

-27.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.95 E£92.2

$1.96 E£92.5

-0.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.50

$0.33 E£15.72

-6.06%

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

$35.5K E£1.7M

$35.3K E£1.7M

0.68%

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

$32.5K E£1.5M

$33.3K E£1.6M

-2.36%

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

$24.50 E£1,158

$11.46 E£542

113.79%

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

$7.04 E£333

$5.65 E£267

24.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.31 E£535

$10.17 E£481

11.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.67 E£1,214

$13.34 E£631

92.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.41 E£303

$6.84 E£323

-6.29%

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 E£166

$2.99 E£141

17.39%

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

$90.9 E£4,295

$90.2 E£4,263

0.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,990 E£94.1K

$1,874 E£88.6K

6.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.12 E£1,519

$27.96 E£1,322

14.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.16 E£2,277

$49.47 E£2,339

-2.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,062

$109 E£5,156

-1.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.4 E£2,430

$51.0 E£2,413

0.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$345 E£16.3K

$108 E£5,116

218.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$280 E£13.2K

$67.3 E£3,180

316.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$516 E£24.4K

$241 E£11.4K

113.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$412 E£19.5K

$134 E£6,345

206.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,066 E£50.4K

$735 E£34.8K

45.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$791 E£37.4K

$486 E£23.0K

62.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$179 E£8,461

$131 E£6,190

36.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

-1.94%

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

Last update for New Cairo: January 12, 2026

Last update for Alexandria: January 12, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Da Nang

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Tehran

🇮🇷 Iran

Algiers

🇩🇿 Algeria

Kharkiv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Chengdu

🇨🇳 China

Surabaya

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Xi'an

🇨🇳 China

Agadir

🇲🇦 Morocco