Alexandria vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
49
5
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
4.87M
115K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 20% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9207th and 9013th ($310 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Egypt and Bhutan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6328th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$691

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$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284