Cairo vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$2720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1110
$6301
🏠 One person rent
$138
$1835
🏘️ Family rent
$279
$3529
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.2
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2965
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
9.61M
7.41M

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8781st and 217th ($422 vs $2720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Hong Kong. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5792nd and 85th 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
$3.57
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.27
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$2264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$95.8
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$4294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$216
$3028
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.6
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$527
$29924
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$20559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.59
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$24.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.5
$85.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.47
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2578
$18990

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$364
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$332
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$246
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$296
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$292
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$306
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$288
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$247
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$279
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$324
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$283
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$297
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$300
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$303
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$313
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$322
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$291
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$298
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$642
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1530
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1583
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1588
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$419
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1454
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1461
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1390
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1535
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$751
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1682
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1575
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1565
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$302
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1642
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$433
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1689
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$662
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1699

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592