Alexandria vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$103
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
5.36M
10M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 35% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8976th and 7792nd ($400 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6248th and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Changsha

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Alexandria Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562