Alexandria vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$103
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.72M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 60% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8976th and 5666th ($400 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6248th and 364th 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
$4.25
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610