Alexandria vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$164
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
4.87M
20.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 23% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8536th and 7269th ($495 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6224th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Chengdu

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Alexandria Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$18347

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587