Alexandria vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$103
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.35M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 57% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8976th and 6085th ($400 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6248th and 373rd 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
$4.25
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464