Alexandria vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$164
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
40
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
4.87M
5.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 39% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8536th and 6358th ($495 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6224th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Surat

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Alexandria Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$1785

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361