Alexandria vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
5.36M
548K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 84% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 9023rd and 1193rd ($366 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6205th and 84th 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
$4.32
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831