Alexandria vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$3345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$7700
🏠 One person rent
$164
$2257
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$3867
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$739
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$5860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
676K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 8536th and 35th ($495 vs $3345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Boston ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 83rd 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
$5.31
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$2636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$4850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$3294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$11687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$6831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$2399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$27937

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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
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750