Alexandria vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$164	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	4.87M	16.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 9% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8536th and 8745th ($495 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6224th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dhaka

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	Alexandria	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$1449

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Cities near Alexandria

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323