Alexandria vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$5732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
676K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 91% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 9165th and 24th ($316 vs $3547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 103rd 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
$3.49
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$31112

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825