Alexandria vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Alexandria | Dongguan | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Alexandria is 52% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 9165th and 7169th ($316 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6367th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Alexandria vs Dongguan
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| Alexandria | Dongguan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Damanhur | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tanta | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Mansoura | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Benha | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Zagazig | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Cairo | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Giza | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Damietta | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Helwan | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Port Said | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Faiyum | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Ismailia | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 286 km or 177 mi | Suez | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Minya | |
| 432 km or 268 mi |  Gaza | |
| 444 km or 276 mi |  Netivot | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sderot | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Ofakim | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Ashdod | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Rahat | |
| 461 km or 287 mi |  Paphos | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 463 km or 287 mi | Asyut | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Yavne | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Beersheba | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Bat Yam | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Holon | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Ness Ziona | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Rehovot | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Rishon LeZion | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Tel Aviv | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Givatayim | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Ramat Gan |
Cities near Dongguan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Guangzhou | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Foshan | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Huizhou | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kowloon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Macau | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Heyuan | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Kaiping | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Shanwei | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Yunfu | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Puning | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Hezhou | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Jieyang | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Meizhou | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Shantou | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Maoming | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Yulin | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Longyan | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Guigang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Guilin | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 437 km or 271 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Hengyang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Laibin |