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Egypt

Alexandria vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 70.2% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% less in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 60.2% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 50.6% less in Alexandria
Housing: pay 85.5% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 84.6% less in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Alexandria

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

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Alexandria vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alexandria instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 61.6% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$49.65	$4.25 EGP222.68	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.20	$4.77 EGP250.20	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$7.94	$0.32 EGP16.60	-80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.18	$0.12 EGP6.48	-88.1%
Average			-61.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Alexandria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.2% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.38	$0.70 EGP36.59	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.06	$1.94 EGP101.58	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$21.72	$3.21 EGP167.96	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.55	$1.16 EGP60.98	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.00	$1.99 EGP104.41	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.43	$0.70 EGP36.49	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.03	$0.35 EGP18.33	-56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.65	$0.25 EGP12.86	-66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.14	$0.15 EGP8.02	-81.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.12 EGP6.05	-79.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.37	$0.14 EGP7.47	-70.0%
Average			-60.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Alexandria - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$24.82	$1.72 EGP90.13	-65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$253.19	$11.46 EGP600.49	-77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+36.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$40.95	$4.77 EGP250.20	-41.8%
Average			-50.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Alexandria - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.5% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$113.52	$13.37 EGP700.57	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,534.25	$136.87 EGP7,172.50	-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,659.74	$70.66 EGP3,703.01	-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$510.08	$10.93 EGP572.86	-89.3%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$2,964.42	$86.90 EGP4,553.70	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$65,283.33	$2,129.46 EGP112K	-83.7%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$1.34 EGP70.06	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.60	$1.29 EGP67.55	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.77	$1.91 EGP100.08	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$153.82	$12.99 EGP680.55	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.72	$2.86 EGP150.12	-64.0%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$208.51	$33.74 EGP1,768.10	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$244.62	$46.05 EGP2,413.07	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$371.89	$129.87 EGP6,805.53	+74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$336.41	$56.66 EGP2,969.08	-16.0%
Average			+2.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Alexandria - Cost of clothing

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