Alexandria vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$4005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	48	88
🏙️ Population	4.87M	906K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 9207th and 1248th ($310 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6328th and 242nd 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	$3.44	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$15346

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829