Alexandria vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$8068
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$2548
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$4099
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$6190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
4.87M
676K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 89% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 9006th and 27th ($384 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 21st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6233rd and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Boston

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Alexandria Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$8.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$27427

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833