Alexandria vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$754
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	48	70
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 48% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 9165th and 7543rd ($316 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6367th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Foshan

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	Alexandria	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$18096

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642