Alexandria vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$990
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
4.87M
5.94M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 9006th and 7068th ($384 vs $705) 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 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6233rd and 6284th 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
$4.15
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$922

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$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333