Alexandria vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.43M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 71% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9023rd and 4646th ($366 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6205th and 178th 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
$4.32
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$16947

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612