Alexandria vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	4.87M	24.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9165th and 4858th ($316 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6367th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shanghai

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	Alexandria	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$30174

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746