Alexandria vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	4.87M	7.82M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 9165th and 6735th ($316 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6367th and 7140th 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	$3.49	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$17921

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529