Alexandria vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
196K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 9006th and 1913th ($384 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Belgium, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6233rd and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Brussels

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Alexandria Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$22658

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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 Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818