Alexandria vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	52
😀 Quality of life	48	87
🏙️ Population	4.87M	686K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 66% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 9165th and 5882nd ($316 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 6367th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shizuoka

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	Alexandria	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$8368

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$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
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083