Alexandria vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
4.87M
548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 83% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9006th and 1330th ($384 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6233rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Manchester

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Alexandria Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$20873

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804