Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
4.87M
563K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 79% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9207th and 3857th ($310 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 6328th and 203rd 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
$3.44
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$12328

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$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387