Alexandria vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Alexandria	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$384	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$990	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$95.7	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	85
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	4.87M	9.07M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 31% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 9006th and 8245th ($384 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6233rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shenyang

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	Alexandria	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.15	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$117	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.28	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.7	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.98%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$715	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$491	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.03	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.67	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1874	$24707

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$274
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$287
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$326
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$336
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$345
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$473
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$410
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$331
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$395
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$306
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$334
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$288
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$276
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$348
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$695
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1951
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1957
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1867
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1993
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1879
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1728
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$271
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2064
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1645
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1937
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1947
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2303
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501