Alexandria vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$164
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
4.87M
17.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8536th and 5744th ($495 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6224th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shenzhen

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Alexandria Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584