Alexandria vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
4.87M
17.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 56% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9006th and 6334th ($384 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6233rd and 1094th 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
$4.15
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634