Alexandria vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
4.87M
5.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 9207th and 923rd ($310 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6328th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Melbourne

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Alexandria Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$21306

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913