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Egypt

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Chile

Valparaiso vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 2.7 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 79.5% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Valparaiso

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Valparaiso are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Valparaiso.

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Valparaiso vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Valparaiso instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$9.21 CLF0.2300	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$8.44 CLF0.2100	+76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+266.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+591.8%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+159.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+190.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+234.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.75 CLF0.0200	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+99.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+181.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+354.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.42 CLF0.0100	+261.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+301.8%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 79.5% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+224.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$51.16 CLF1.2800	+346.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$14,299.89 CLF357.4400	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+54.3%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$19.07 CLF0.4800	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$462.36 CLF11.5600	+237.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$383.91 CLF9.6000	+443.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$89.03 CLF2.2300	+714.5%
Average			+346.5%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+397.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+414.7%
Average			+406.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+202.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$2.75 CLF0.0700	+113.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$4.35 CLF0.1100	+127.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$24.56 CLF0.6100	+89.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+162.5%
Average			+135.3%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Alexandria	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$32.40 CLF0.8100	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$54.74 CLF1.3700	-57.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$49.63 CLF1.2400	-12.4%
Average			-31.8%

Alexandria vs. Valparaiso - Cost of clothing

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