Alexandria vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
626K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 9006th and 1833rd ($384 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 94th in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6233rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Glasgow

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Alexandria Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$18105

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429