Alexandria vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
4.87M
7.82M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 36% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9006th and 7835th ($384 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6233rd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$17107

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$330
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$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517