Alexandria vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$103
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
5.36M
566K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8976th and 3968th ($400 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6248th and 117th 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
$4.25
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16803

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553