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Egypt

Alexandria vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 88.4% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% less in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 82.5% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Alexandria
Housing: pay 96.5% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 96.2% less in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.4% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Alexandria

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Alexandria.

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Alexandria vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alexandria instead of Palo Alto, you would:

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pay 81.5% less for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$4.25 EGP222.68	-83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$4.77 EGP250.20	-63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13	$0.32 EGP16.60	-89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$0.12 EGP6.48	-95.4%
Average			-81.5%

Palo Alto vs. Alexandria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 82.5% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$5.31	$0.70 EGP36.59	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$1.94 EGP101.58	-76.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38	$3.21 EGP167.96	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84	$1.16 EGP60.98	-80.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46	$1.99 EGP104.41	-69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.70 EGP36.49	-70.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.35 EGP18.33	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.25 EGP12.86	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.15 EGP8.02	-94.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.12 EGP6.05	-91.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.14 EGP7.47	-91.4%
Average			-82.5%

Palo Alto vs. Alexandria - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86	$1.72 EGP90.13	-70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.46 EGP600.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$32,276.12 EGP2M	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39	$4.77 EGP250.20	-76.6%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 96.5% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.29	$13.37 EGP700.57	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$136.87 EGP7,172.50	-96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$70.66 EGP3,703.01	-97.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.55	$10.93 EGP572.86	-94.8%
Average			-96.5%

Palo Alto vs. Alexandria - Cost of housing

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pay 96.2% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,942.94	$86.90 EGP4,553.70	-97.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,562.50	$2,129.46 EGP112K	-95.0%
Average			-96.2%

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pay 85.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.34 EGP70.06	-83.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$1.29 EGP67.55	-77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$1.91 EGP100.08	-83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$167.25	$12.99 EGP680.55	-92.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$2.86 EGP150.12	-83.1%
Average			-85.4%

Palo Alto vs. Alexandria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Palo Alto	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$33.74 EGP1,768.10	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.67	$46.05 EGP2,413.07	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.40	$129.87 EGP6,805.53	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.91	$56.66 EGP2,969.08	-52.7%
Average			-26.3%

Palo Alto vs. Alexandria - Cost of clothing

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