Alexandria vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$103
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
85
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.87M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 58% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8976th and 5984th ($400 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6248th and 409th 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
$4.25
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665