Alexandria vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
91
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9207th and 1500th ($310 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 53rd 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6328th and 76th 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
$3.44
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761