Alexandria vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
5.36M
18.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 53% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 9023rd and 6854th ($366 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6205th and 1149th 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
$4.32
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711