Alexandria vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$110
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
48
100
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
4.87M
7.5M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 89% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 9104th and 63rd ($326 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6192nd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Hong Kong

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Alexandria Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$18730

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705