Alexandria vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$103
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
5.36M
7.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 85% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8976th and 621st ($400 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 6248th and 632nd 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
$4.25
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$22890

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608