Alexandria vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
4.87M
8.8M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 93% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9165th and 3rd ($316 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs New York City

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Alexandria New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$21465

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$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111