Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
4.87M
566K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9006th and 3768th ($384 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 462nd 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 6233rd and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$14681

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563