Alexandria vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$316
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$842
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$79.5
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$164
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.33M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 64% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9165th and 6171st ($316 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6367th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.2
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.7
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$225
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.37
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.16%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$567
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$364
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.36
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.91
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.74
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.29
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$6.03
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1522
$18619

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$268
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$288
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
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$301
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$300
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$307
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
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$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
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$2306
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2156
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$2232

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
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$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443