Alexandria vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	4.87M	906K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 9165th and 1476th ($316 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1323rd 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Columbus

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	Alexandria	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$15423

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858