Alexandria vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.36M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8536th and 930th ($495 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6224th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Brisbane

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Alexandria Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$8728

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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
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693