Alexandria vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
84
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 67% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 9207th and 6052nd ($310 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6328th and 496th 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
$3.44
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$13638

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716