Alexandria vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$3118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$7329
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$2031
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$3485
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$4702
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
4.87M
921K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 88% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 9006th and 143rd ($384 vs $3118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6233rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Amsterdam

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Alexandria Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$2130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$3833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2970
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$10418
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$7591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$2892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$19920

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238