Alexandria vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$103
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
5.36M
18.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 49% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8976th and 6835th ($400 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6248th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Guangzhou

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Alexandria Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694