Alexandria vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2879
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$1275
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
4.87M
21.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 69% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 9165th and 5387th ($316 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Beijing. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6367th and 989th 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
$3.49
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$1965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$14717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$6695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$4.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$4.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$22456

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$907

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815