Alexandria vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
61
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
605K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 74% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9207th and 4672nd ($310 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Egypt and Latvia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6328th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Riga

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Alexandria Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363