Alexandria vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	48	70
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 49% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 9207th and 7753rd ($310 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6328th and 2359th 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	$3.44	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$24357

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Cities near Alexandria

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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660