Alexandria vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$164	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	53
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	4.87M	8.78M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 28% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 6882nd ($495 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 102nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6224th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Quanzhou

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	Alexandria	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$19406

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083