Alexandria vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	48	39
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.56M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 47% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9165th and 7740th ($316 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6367th and 7044th 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	$3.49	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600