Alexandria vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
51
5
😀 Quality of life
56
42
🏙️ Population
4.87M
115K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 8% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9006th and 8940th ($384 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Egypt and Bhutan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6233rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$653

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$330
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289