Alexandria vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$110
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$1624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 9104th and 6039th ($326 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6192nd and 1265th 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
$3.57
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$22659

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760