Alexandria vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	48	92
🏙️ Population	4.87M	737K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 89% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9207th and 206th ($310 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 168th 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6328th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Seattle

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	Alexandria	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$28179

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Cities near Alexandria

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263