Alexandria vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
4.87M
13.3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 9006th and 4141st ($384 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Russia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6233rd and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Moscow

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Alexandria Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$15272

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772