Alexandria vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$164
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
49
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.87M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 46% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8536th and 5887th ($495 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 Tainan. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6224th and 364th 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
$5.31
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741