Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Alexandria Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Alexandria

😐 Solo nomad: Qena is 9.8% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 13.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Qena is 2.6% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 7.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.06 E£192

$3.61 E£171

12.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.99 E£756

$16.05 E£759

-0.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.10 E£289

$4.52 E£214

34.96%

Cappuccino

$1.65 E£78.1

$1.45 E£68.6

13.79%

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

$0.37 E£17.51

$0.31 E£14.77

19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.15

$0.10 E£4.74

30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.94 E£91.6

$1.16 E£54.9

67.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 E£127

$2.88 E£136

-6.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 E£44.91

$0.82 E£38.61

15.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 E£28.71

$0.75 E£35.25

-18.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.70 E£33.11

$0.71 E£33.34

-1.41%

Eggs

$2.08 E£98.3

$1.40 E£66.1

48.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.46 E£164

$3.89 E£184

-11.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.31 E£298

$4.43 E£209

42.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.61 E£454

$9.58 E£453

0.31%

Apples (1kg)

$1.31 E£62.1

$1.42 E£67.0

-7.75%

Banana (1kg)

$0.43 E£20.46

$0.55 E£25.99

-21.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.39 E£18.47

$0.42 E£19.99

-7.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.84

$0.39 E£18.59

56.41%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.38 E£17.94

23.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 E£25.18

$0.41 E£19.35

29.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.28 E£13.16

$0.22 E£10.40

27.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.16 E£7.64

$0.17 E£8.08

-5.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.01 E£95.1

$2.00 E£94.4

0.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.78 E£368

$6.46 E£306

20.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 E£59.7

$1.42 E£67.0

-11.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.82 E£86.3

$2.68 E£127

-32.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 E£9.60

$0.14 E£6.79

42.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.09 E£666

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.42

$0.56 E£26.41

-26.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.14 E£6.42

$0.43 E£20.23

-67.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.02 E£95.5

$1.96 E£92.5

3.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.36 E£16.86

$0.33 E£15.72

9.09%

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

$17.8K E£843.1K

$35.3K E£1.7M

-49.47%

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

$33.6K E£1.6M

$33.3K E£1.6M

0.71%

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

$26.27 E£1,242

$11.46 E£542

129.23%

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

$6.33 E£299

$5.65 E£267

12.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.80 E£605

$10.17 E£481

25.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.01 E£1,041

$13.34 E£631

64.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.84 E£323

Cinema Ticket

$3.40 E£161

$2.99 E£141

13.71%

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

$99.0 E£4,679

$90.2 E£4,263

9.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$585 E£27.6K

$1,874 E£88.6K

-68.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.21 E£530

$27.96 E£1,322

-59.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.84 E£938

$49.47 E£2,339

-59.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 E£5,166

$109 E£5,156

0.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.2 E£2,374

$51.0 E£2,413

-1.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$189 E£8,948

$108 E£5,116

74.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 E£4,768

$67.3 E£3,180

49.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$309 E£14.6K

$241 E£11.4K

27.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 E£8,514

$134 E£6,345

34.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$912 E£43.1K

$735 E£34.8K

24.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$531 E£25.1K

$486 E£23.0K

9.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$131 E£6,190

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-41.18%

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

Last update for Qena: January 13, 2026

Last update for Alexandria: January 12, 2026

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