Alexandria vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	20
😀 Quality of life	48	41
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 53% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 9165th and 7052nd ($316 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6367th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shangrao

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	Alexandria	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621