Alexandria vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$1503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.69M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 9006th and 4312th ($384 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6233rd and 636th 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
$4.15
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$13171

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162