Alexandria vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$164
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
579K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8536th and 3358th ($495 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 247th 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 Essen. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6224th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Essen

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Alexandria Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410