Alexandria vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$4167
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1623
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$2702
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
595K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 80% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 9165th and 3100th ($316 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 177th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.7 months in Dortmund. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dortmund ranked 21st in Germany, while ranked 6367th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$327
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$2829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$2209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$51.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$5.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$26045

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434