Alexandria vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$164
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.29M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8536th and 6163rd ($495 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6224th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Taoyuan

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Alexandria Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716