Alexandria vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
83
🏙️ Population
4.87M
7.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 86% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 9006th and 532nd ($384 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6233rd and 548th 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
$4.15
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598