Alexandria vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$103
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
76
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
5.36M
32.1M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 33% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8976th and 7933rd ($400 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6248th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Chongqing

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Alexandria Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556