Alexandria vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9165th and 1662nd ($316 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6367th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$19551

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681