Alexandria vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
5.36M
737K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 87% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8976th and 142nd ($400 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6248th and 32nd 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
$4.25
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$28950

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173