Alexandria vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$4830
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
68
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
875K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 82% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 8536th and 361st ($495 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 319th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Charlotte

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Alexandria Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$26419

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119