Alexandria vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$426
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$923
🏠 One person rent
$110
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
48
43
😀 Quality of life
51
37
🏙️ Population
4.87M
5.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 23% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9104th and 8720th ($326 vs $426) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Surat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 98th in India, while ranked 6192nd and 7451st 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
$3.57
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$8.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$3.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$5.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
7.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$2.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$0.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$35.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$872

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$234
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$306
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$333
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$366
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$333
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$359
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$311
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$330
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$832
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$328
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$331
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$506
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$336
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$379
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$625
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$331
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$362
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$314
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$469
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$248
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$331
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$337
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$354
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$388
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$429
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$376
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$350
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$454
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$355
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$349
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$304
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$330
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$333
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$294
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$312
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$388
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$264