Alexandria vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$103
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
5.36M
14.3M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8976th and 3249th ($400 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6248th and 8th 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
$4.25
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005