Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$164
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
555K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8536th and 3786th ($495 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 426th 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 6224th and 190th 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
$5.31
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$10601

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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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
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303