Alexandria vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
53
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.31M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 77% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8536th and 1526th ($495 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6224th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$21983

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722