Alexandria vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
56
85
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.73M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9006th and 5567th ($384 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6233rd and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Kaohsiung

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Alexandria Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$12260

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600