Alexandria vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$164
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.07M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8536th and 2484th ($495 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6224th and 12th 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
$5.31
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$16182

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776