Alexandria vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$974
🏠 One person rent
$103
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
5.36M
5.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 42% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8976th and 7286th ($400 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6248th and 5975th 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
$4.25
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$929

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319