Cost of living comparison
Alexandria is 64.8% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.5% less in Alexandria
- Groceries
-
pay 66.3% less in Alexandria
- Transportation
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pay 64.8% less in Alexandria
- Housing
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pay 87.2% less in Alexandria
- Childcare
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pay 87.2% less in Alexandria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.2% less in Alexandria
- Clothing
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pay 11.4% less in Alexandria
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Alexandria.
If you lived in Alexandria instead of Rome, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$3.55
EGP174.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$4.47
EGP219.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$0.29
EGP14.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$0.10
EGP5.14
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.68
EGP33.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$1.90
EGP93.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$3.25
EGP160.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$1.41
EGP69.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$2.10
EGP103.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$0.63
EGP31.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.21
EGP10.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.15
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.16
EGP7.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.26
EGP12.80
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
$1.02
EGP50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
$2.44
EGP119.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
$26,388.44
EGP1,299,852.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$3.65
EGP179.98
|
|
pay 87.2% less for housing
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
$7.94
EGP390.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$114.18
EGP5,624.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$64.28
EGP3,166.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
$10.19
EGP501.78
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$60.51
EGP2,980.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$1,441.21
EGP70,991.93
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$2.03
EGP99.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$1.45
EGP71.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$1.83
EGP89.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
$14.76
EGP727.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$2.44
EGP119.99
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Rome
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
$22.41
EGP1,103.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
$48.11
EGP2,369.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
$101.49
EGP4,999.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
$32.70
EGP1,610.93
|
|
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