Alexandria vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
48
99
🏙️ Population
4.87M
14.3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 81% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 9207th and 3085th ($310 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6328th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Tokyo

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Alexandria Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033