Cost of living comparison
Alexandria is 76.5% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.4% less in Alexandria
- Groceries
-
pay 68.0% less in Alexandria
- Transportation
-
pay 75.7% less in Alexandria
- Housing
-
pay 92.5% less in Alexandria
- Childcare
-
pay 96.1% less in Alexandria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 79.7% less in Alexandria
- Clothing
-
pay 42.3% less in Alexandria
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Alexandria.
If you lived in Alexandria instead of London, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.92
|
$3.55
EGP174.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.57
|
$4.47
EGP219.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.80
|
$0.29
EGP14.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.35
|
$0.10
EGP5.14
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.52
|
$0.68
EGP33.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.13
|
$1.90
EGP93.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.62
|
$3.25
EGP160.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.26
|
$1.41
EGP69.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.12
|
$2.10
EGP103.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.14
|
$0.63
EGP31.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.55
|
$0.21
EGP10.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.05
|
$0.15
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.31
|
$0.16
EGP7.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.50
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.51
|
$0.26
EGP12.80
|
|
pay 75.7% less for transportation
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.41
|
$1.02
EGP50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£189.16
|
$2.44
EGP119.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$26,388.44
EGP1,299,852.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£25.82
|
$3.65
EGP179.98
|
|
pay 92.5% less for housing
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.49
|
$7.94
EGP390.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,075.69
|
$114.18
EGP5,624.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,511.28
|
$64.28
EGP3,166.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£193.26
|
$10.19
EGP501.78
|
|
pay 96.1% less for childcare
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,708.91
|
$60.51
EGP2,980.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,425.70
|
$1,441.21
EGP70,991.93
|
|
pay 79.7% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.05
|
$2.03
EGP99.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.52
|
$1.45
EGP71.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.47
|
$1.83
EGP89.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.09
|
$14.76
EGP727.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.82
|
$2.44
EGP119.99
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
London
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£70.99
|
$22.41
EGP1,103.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.02
|
$48.11
EGP2,369.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£84.12
|
$101.49
EGP4,999.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£99.13
|
$32.70
EGP1,610.93
|
|
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