Alexandria vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9207th and 6780th ($310 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6328th and 4171st 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
$3.44
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699