Alexandria vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	61
😀 Quality of life	48	53
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.4M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 58% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 9207th and 6747th ($310 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 63rd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6328th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Ningbo

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	Alexandria	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$12898

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538