Alexandria vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$103
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
5.36M
9.21M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8976th and 4274th ($400 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Egypt and Mexico, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6248th and 3354th 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
$4.25
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023