Alexandria vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$5006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
97
🏙️ Population
5.36M
667K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8976th and 650th ($400 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Egypt and Denmark, respectively. Check Egypt vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6248th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Copenhagen

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Alexandria Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588