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% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 56.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: New Cairo is 17.1% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 35.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£199

$3.52 E£176

13.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.83 E£989

$15.72 E£784

26.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.83 E£241

$4.65 E£232

3.87%

Cappuccino

$1.55 E£77.5

$1.50 E£74.7

3.33%

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

$0.37 E£18.31

$0.31 E£15.47

19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£6.98

$0.11 E£5.64

27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 E£67.6

$1.17 E£58.2

16.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 E£136

$2.94 E£146

-6.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 E£44.47

$0.79 E£39.35

12.66%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.48

$0.80 E£39.74

-26.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£36.98

$0.66 E£33.02

12.12%

Eggs

$1.53 E£76.4

$1.46 E£72.7

4.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.92 E£196

$3.82 E£190

2.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 E£218

$4.41 E£220

-1.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 E£445

$9.53 E£475

-6.40%

Apples (1kg)

$1.53 E£76.1

$1.48 E£73.6

3.38%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£30.33

$0.55 E£27.29

10.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.63

$0.42 E£21.02

11.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£19.22

$0.40 E£19.83

-2.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.28

$0.41 E£20.22

14.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£21.97

$0.44 E£21.92

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.22 E£10.95

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.55

$0.17 E£8.31

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.97 E£98.2

$2.01 E£100

-1.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.13 E£455

$5.12 E£255

78.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 E£62.9

$1.35 E£67.2

-6.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 E£92.9

$2.55 E£127

-27.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 E£10.23

$0.16 E£7.90

31.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.58 E£677

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.17

$0.52 E£26.12

-26.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.42 E£21.02

-26.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 E£101

$2.02 E£101

0.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£16.47

$0.31 E£15.32

6.45%

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

$36.2K E£1.8M

$35.5K E£1.8M

1.87%

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

$32.7K E£1.6M

$33.6K E£1.7M

-2.59%

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

$25.44 E£1,268

$11.22 E£559

126.74%

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

$7.04 E£351

$5.62 E£280

25.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.38 E£568

$10.11 E£504

12.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.76 E£1,284

$12.93 E£645

99.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.50 E£324

$7.10 E£354

-8.45%

Cinema Ticket

$3.55 E£177

$3.05 E£152

16.39%

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

$91.9 E£4,580

$87.7 E£4,373

4.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,022 E£100.8K

$1,818 E£90.7K

11.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.54 E£1,573

$27.13 E£1,353

16.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.19 E£2,453

$47.67 E£2,377

3.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 E£5,418

$108 E£5,362

1.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.73 E£2,480

$50.8 E£2,533

-2.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 E£17.2K

$107 E£5,359

220.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 E£14.1K

$66.1 E£3,296

326.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 E£25.9K

$239 E£11.9K

117.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£20.7K

$136 E£6,760

206.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,002 E£49.9K

$701 E£35.0K

42.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$767 E£38.2K

$470 E£23.4K

63.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$183 E£9,130

$133 E£6,633

37.63%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Alexandria: March 1, 2026

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