Alexandria vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
4.87M
664K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9165th and 1038th ($316 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6367th and 68th 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
$3.49
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$10730

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$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
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$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
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$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514