Alexandria vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$164
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.71M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 56% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8536th and 4647th ($495 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Hungary, respectively. Check Egypt vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1 months in Budapest. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6224th and 485th 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
$5.31
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$10141

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040