Alexandria vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$103
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
5.36M
846K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 3% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8976th and 8958th ($400 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Nepal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6248th and 6657th 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
$4.25
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$3536

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360