Alexandria vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
5.36M
626K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8976th and 1712th ($400 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6248th and 42nd 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
$4.25
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$20961

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430