Alexandria vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
49
80
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
134K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 8536th and 579th ($495 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 37th in Egypt and Switzerland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 6224th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Bern

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Alexandria Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$28492

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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

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916