Alexandria vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$4184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
66
😀 Quality of life
48
97
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.36M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 88% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 9207th and 781st ($310 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6328th and 15th 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
$3.44
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$9531

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876