Alexandria vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
585K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 9207th and 3595th ($310 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 371st 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 Essen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 6328th and 31st 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
$3.44
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431