Alexandria vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$103
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
67
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
5.36M
10.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 40% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8976th and 7469th ($400 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6248th and 3662nd 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
$4.25
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$22205

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608