Alexandria vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 9207th and 4643rd ($310 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Hungary, respectively. Check Egypt vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6328th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Budapest

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Alexandria Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$11060

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090