Cairo vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
9.61M
7.41M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8130th and 503rd ($549 vs $2614) 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5556th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hong Kong

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Cairo Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611