Alexandria vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$164
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
49
97
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
4.87M
18.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 33% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 6607th ($495 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6224th and 955th 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
$5.31
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$18235

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620