Alexandria vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$103
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
5.36M
12.7M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8976th and 6833rd ($400 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st 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 Suzhou. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6248th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Suzhou

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Alexandria Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623