Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
566K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 77% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9165th and 3862nd ($316 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 512th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 33rd in Germany, while ranked 6367th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$13167

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419