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Fits for families: Unfortunately, Alexandria does not provide the necessary infrastructure for families with children. There are no children’s entertainment centers, mini-clubs, children’s pools, etc.
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Traffic safety: Terrible road conditions, traffic in Alexandria is extremely difficult.
- Safety: The crime rate in Alexandria is low, but this does not mean that you need to stop being vigilant at night.
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Healthcare: The average level of medical care is sufficient. In some clinics, there is a lack of modern equipment and personnel.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots in Alexandria.
- Internet: Slow-moving Internet in Alexandria can interfere with normal work rhythm and communication.
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English: It will not be easy to communicate in Alexandria directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.
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Friendliness to outsiders: Unfortunately, the locals are not hospitable and unfriendly to visitors.
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Level of happiness: Low level of satisfaction and fatigue from life in the current conditions.
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Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Alexandria is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $1100.
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Nightlife: The nightlife in Alexandria is quite low. You will have to organize the evening in a different way.
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Quality of life: performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.
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Freedom of speech: There is no formal freedom of speech. Any negative information in the media is prohibited. Foreign radio programs are jammed.
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LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.
- Income: Unfortunately, the local population in Alexandria has very low salaries as low as $240 a month.
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Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Alexandria that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.
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Female friendly: Despite the fact that women have equal rights with men and the attitude towards them is liberal, in some areas there are still many prohibitions against them. Decisions in the family are usually made by men, the influence of women in the family is very great.
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Entertainment: There are several places in Alexandria where you can relax and have a good time with friends.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.
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Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
