Alexandria vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$164
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
49
69
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
4.87M
10.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 16% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8536th and 7769th ($495 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 350th 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 Dongguan. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6224th and 2370th 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
$5.31
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611