Alexandria vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
4.87M
9.37M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 40% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9006th and 7469th ($384 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6233rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663