Alexandria vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$164
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
49
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 24% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8536th and 7206th ($495 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Belarus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6224th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Minsk

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Alexandria Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$5767

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760