Alexandria vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
4.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9207th and 4780th ($310 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6328th and 571st 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
$3.44
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774