Alexandria vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$103
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
5.36M
587K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8976th and 3860th ($400 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 496th 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 Essen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6248th and 17th 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
$4.25
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587