Alexandria vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.87M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 61% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 9165th and 6380th ($316 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6367th and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Tainan

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Alexandria Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$268
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$417
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$318
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$298
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$335
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$276
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$325
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$319
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$272
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$339
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$640
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1742
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1511
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1732
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1684
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1837
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1686
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1551
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$290
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1884
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1471
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1890
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1834
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1811
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2232

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682