Alexandria vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$103
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
17
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
5.36M
7.82M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 34% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8976th and 7914th ($400 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 207th 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 334th in China, while ranked 6248th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shangqiu

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Alexandria Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16802

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518