Alexandria vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$164
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
87
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.01M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8536th and 22nd ($495 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 20th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs San Jose, United States

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Alexandria San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123