Alexandria vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.09M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8976th and 2067th ($400 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6248th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Cologne

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Alexandria Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944