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

😐 Solo nomad: New Cairo is 5.5% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 56.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: New Cairo is 1.6% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 34.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.83 E£191

$3.55 E£176

7.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.01 E£995

$15.78 E£784

26.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.06 E£251

$4.78 E£237

5.86%

Cappuccino

$1.49 E£74.2

$1.44 E£71.8

3.47%

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

$0.36 E£17.95

$0.29 E£14.29

24.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.67

$0.11 E£5.46

36.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.4 E£69.4

$1.21 E£60.2

15.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 E£139

$2.9 E£144

-3.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 E£47.35

$0.81 E£40.21

17.28%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 E£29.06

$0.72 E£35.96

-19.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.72 E£35.81

$0.69 E£34.5

4.35%

Eggs

$1.52 E£75.6

$1.45 E£72.1

4.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4 E£199

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.56 E£227

$4.48 E£223

1.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 E£427

$9.33 E£464

-7.93%

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 E£77.4

$1.48 E£73.7

5.41%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£30.26

$0.54 E£26.68

12.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.04

$0.39 E£19.43

28.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£20.41

$0.4 E£19.65

2.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 E£24.4

$0.37 E£18.55

32.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£21.74

$0.4 E£20

10.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£11.97

$0.22 E£10.93

9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.18 E£9.01

$0.22 E£10.77

-18.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.97 E£97.9

$1.93 E£96

2.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.67 E£481

$6.19 E£308

56.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 E£65.6

$1.41 E£70.3

-6.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 E£92.7

$2.68 E£133

-30.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 E£11.14

$0.14 E£7.11

57.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.85 E£688

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.39 E£19.33

$0.56 E£28.07

-30.36%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.26

$0.43 E£21.24

-32.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.96 E£97.3

$2 E£99.6

-2.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.36

$0.33 E£16.58

-6.06%

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

$35.1K E£1.7M

$35.6K E£1.8M

-1.47%

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

$32.7K E£1.6M

$33.6K E£1.7M

-2.71%

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

$25.45 E£1,265

$11.33 E£563

124.62%

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

$6.84 E£340

$5.84 E£290

17.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.3 E£562

$10.14 E£504

11.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.52 E£1,269

$13.06 E£649

95.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£331

$7.1 E£353

-6.34%

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 E£175

$2.88 E£143

21.87%

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

$91.8 E£4,562

$90 E£4,475

1.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,980 E£98.5K

$1,834 E£91.2K

7.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.08 E£1,595

$27.1 E£1,347

18.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.83 E£2,428

$47.74 E£2,374

2.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 E£5,427

$111 E£5,497

-1.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.6 E£2,517

$50.9 E£2,529

-0.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$338 E£16.8K

$106 E£5,259

219.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$288 E£14.3K

$66.2 E£3,291

335.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$508 E£25.3K

$241 E£12K

111.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$408 E£20.3K

$133 E£6,590

207.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,036 E£51.5K

$728 E£36.2K

42.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$776 E£38.6K

$492 E£24.4K

57.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 E£8,869

$125 E£6,203

42.97%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Alexandria: October 27, 2025

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