Alexandria vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
57
88
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.71M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9023rd and 5770th ($366 vs $971) 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 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6205th and 281st 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
$4.32
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617