Alexandria vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$164
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 30% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8536th and 6756th ($495 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 6224th and 3921st 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
$5.31
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696