Alexandria vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$1139
🏠 One person rent
$110
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$303
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
28
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
4.87M
846K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 25% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 9104th and 8692nd ($326 vs $435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6192nd and 6493rd 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
$3.57
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$7.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$8.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$2.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$3066

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$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$413
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$339
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$308
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$320
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$341
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$349
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$362
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$334
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$329
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$299
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$289
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$359
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$280
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$331
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$330
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$672
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$370
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$410
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$331
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$331
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$411
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$528
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$329
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$289
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$359
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$335
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$337
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$312
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$345
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$355
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$315
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$331
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$315
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$353
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$324
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$428
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$358