Alexandria vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$164
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
49
90
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.21M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8536th and 4206th ($495 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6224th and 4184th 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
$5.31
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$10204

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881