Alexandria vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.09M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 9006th and 2104th ($384 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6233rd and 23rd 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
$4.15
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979