Alexandria vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
4.87M
21.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 63% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 9006th and 5355th ($384 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6233rd and 2546th 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
$4.15
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$22823

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741