Alexandria vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$933
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
5.36M
5.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9023rd and 7534th ($366 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Surat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6205th and 5942nd 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
$4.32
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$877

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$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298