Alexandria vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$4780
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1989
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$598
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3047
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
4.87M
196K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 9207th and 1988th ($310 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Belgium, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6328th and 173rd 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
$3.44
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$23380

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762