Alexandria vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$799
🏠 One person rent
$164
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
49
67
😀 Quality of life
51
35
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.1M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 50% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8536th and 9155th ($495 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6224th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1496

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282