Alexandria vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
5.36M
664K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8976th and 676th ($400 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6248th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Rotterdam

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Alexandria Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$13439

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727