Alexandria vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
49
100
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
4.87M
7.41M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 89% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 9207th and 379th ($310 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6328th and 205th 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
$3.44
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623