Alexandria vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
90
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.21M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 9207th and 4630th ($310 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in Egypt and Mexico, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6328th and 3360th 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
$3.44
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$8550

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709