Alexandria vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$110
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$3636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
54
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.31M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 9104th and 1896th ($326 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6192nd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Calgary

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Alexandria Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$15623

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778