Alexandria vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$103
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
5.36M
1.33M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 63% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8976th and 5151st ($400 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 152nd in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 6248th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Saitama

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Alexandria Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102