Alexandria vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$164	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	24
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.56M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 14% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8536th and 7871st ($495 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6224th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shaoyang

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	Alexandria	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586