Alexandria vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
28
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
4.87M
846K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 30% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9207th and 8885th ($310 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Nepal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6328th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Kathmandu

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Alexandria Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$4063

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330