Alexandria vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$164	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	24
😀 Quality of life	51	41
🏙️ Population	4.87M	7.82M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8536th and 6604th ($495 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6224th and 7053rd 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	$5.31	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$14498

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543