Alexandria vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	48	66
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 49% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9165th and 7405th ($316 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 160th 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 Hefei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6367th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Hefei

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	Alexandria	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$39.1
🌐 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	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665