Alexandria vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
95
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.6M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 73% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 9207th and 4715th ($310 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6328th and 311th 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
$3.44
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$18424

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605