Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$3219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	65
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	5.36M	566K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4158th ($366 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 592nd 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 6205th and 96th 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	$4.32	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$15933

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1417
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1424
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1430
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1316
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1445
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1216
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1440
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1503
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1517
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1094
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1174
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1419
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1505
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1482
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1299
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1332
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1363
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1131
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1174
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1659
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1244
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1402
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1551