Alexandria vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$164	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	51	97
🏙️ Population	4.87M	443K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8536th and 31st ($495 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Switzerland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6224th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Zurich

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	Alexandria	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$29266

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846