Alexandria vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$110
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
4.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9104th and 3152nd ($326 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.1 months in Shanghai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6192nd and 484th 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
$3.57
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811