Alexandria vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$103
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8976th and 4661st ($400 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6248th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Taipei

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Alexandria Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602