Alexandria vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.33M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 9207th and 5386th ($310 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 468th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 6328th and 592nd 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
$3.44
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$12701

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075