Alexandria vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$110
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
51
85
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.73M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 64% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9104th and 5868th ($326 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6192nd and 235th 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
$3.57
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$8834

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646