Alexandria vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
5.36M
4.04M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4931st ($366 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6205th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs New Taipei

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Alexandria New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$21429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612