Alexandria vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$164
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
84
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
3.03M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 50% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8536th and 5356th ($495 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6224th and 343rd 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
$5.31
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721