Alexandria vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$103
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
5.36M
21.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8976th and 5341st ($400 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6248th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Beijing

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Alexandria Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748