Alexandria vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$103
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
5.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 64% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8976th and 4971st ($400 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6248th and 1655th 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
$4.25
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765