Alexandria vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$164
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
4.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 2% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8536th and 8471st ($495 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 532nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6224th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617