Alexandria vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
91
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 75% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8536th and 1798th ($495 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 57th 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 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6224th and 110th 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
$5.31
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$13845

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629