Alexandria vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
4.87M
189K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 8536th and 2147th ($495 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Brussels. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6224th and 148th 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
$5.31
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$23098

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Cities near Alexandria

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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650