Alexandria vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$110
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 66% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9104th and 5682nd ($326 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6192nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Taichung

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Alexandria Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$13684

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778