Alexandria vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$6742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
737K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 90% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 9165th and 158th ($316 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 6367th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$29407

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$300
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$307
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$365
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$417
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$318
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$298
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$335
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$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
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$319
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$272
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$339
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$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
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$1943
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$1811
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$2028
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$2306
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$2156
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$2826
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$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
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$2624
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$2642
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$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
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$2595
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$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
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$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
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$2606
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$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
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$2462
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$2784
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$2642
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$2532
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$2579
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$2637
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$2338
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$2589
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$2517
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$2604
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$2644
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$2604
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$2449
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$2598
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$2460
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$2571
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$2406
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