Alexandria vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$164
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
4.36M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 51% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8536th and 5229th ($495 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6224th and 181st 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
$5.31
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$11035

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589