Alexandria vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$5759
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1649
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2742
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3788
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
921K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 8536th and 612th ($495 vs $2545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6224th and 37th 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
$5.31
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.35
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$48.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$5939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1976
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$10734

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833