Alexandria vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.21M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 9006th and 4418th ($384 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Egypt and Mexico, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6233rd and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Mexico City

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Alexandria Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030