Alexandria vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$164
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
49
5
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
4.87M
79.2K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 10% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8536th and 8761st ($495 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 months in Thimphu. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6224th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$701

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$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288