Alexandria vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
49
69
😀 Quality of life
48
69
🏙️ Population
4.87M
10.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 54% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 9207th and 7055th ($310 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 6328th and 3115th 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
$3.44
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623