Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2982
🏠 One person rent
$110
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1097
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
4.87M
559K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9104th and 4151st ($326 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 626th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 18th in Germany, while ranked 6192nd and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Dresden

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Alexandria Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$9.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$778
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$4475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$10802

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$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1303
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1305
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1298
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1301
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1195
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1296
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$948
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1301
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$985
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$984
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1203
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$992
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1303
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303
61 km or 38 mi Most
$848
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1099
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1008
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1019
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$773
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1305
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1295
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1066
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1298
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1299
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1299
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1304
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1304
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1067
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1248
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$998
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1191
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1304
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1162
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$888
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1101
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$955
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1304