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Alexandria vs Aswan

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Under balanced weights Alexandria edges it, 52 to 45, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Alexandria is stronger on getting there & around, climate; Aswan on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 8.1 of 52 points (scores 73/100)Safety: 5.2 of 52 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 52 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.6 of 52 points (scores 42/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 52 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.7 of 52 points (scores 52/100)Climate: 8.3 of 52 points (scores 75/100)Air quality: 4.1 of 52 points (scores 37/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 52 points (scores 49/100)52
Alexandria
out of 100

Egypt's Mediterranean city with a legendary library

Full Alexandria profile →Where to stay in Alexandria →
Cost of living: 8.2 of 45 points (scores 74/100)Safety: 5.2 of 45 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 45 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.2 of 45 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 45 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 2.4 of 45 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 5.6 of 45 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 4.0 of 45 points (scores 36/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 45 points (scores 49/100)45
Aswan
out of 100

Nubian Nile city with winter sun, feluccas and the gateway to Abu Simbel

Full Aswan profile →Where to stay in Aswan →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Cost of living7374 ✓
Safety4747
Healthcare6060
Internet42 ✓37
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around52 ✓22
Climate75 ✓50
Air quality37 ✓36
Quality of life4949

Cost

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$717$700 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Homicides per 100k4.24.2
Political stability (0–100)5050
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy69.1 yrs69.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Download10.2 Mbps ✓7.9 Mbps
Upload1.6 Mbps ✓1.4 Mbps

Visa

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Non-stop airport destinations24 ✓2
Walkability (1–5, editorial)33
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricAlexandriaAswan
Comfortable months per year9 ✓6
Annual mean PM2.533.2 µg/m³ ✓33.7 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Alexandria or Aswan?
Aswan is cheaper: about $700 per month versus $717 for one person.
Is Alexandria or Aswan safer?
Alexandria scores higher on safety (47 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Alexandria or Aswan?
Alexandria: a measured median of 10.2 Mbps versus 7.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.