Alexandria vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	60
😀 Quality of life	48	53
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.4M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 55% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 9165th and 6849th ($316 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 6367th and 6084th 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	$3.49	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$12465

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522