Alexandria vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
49
87
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
4.87M
32.1M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 53% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 9207th and 7185th ($310 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6328th and 1966th 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
$3.44
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556