Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,984.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.49
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,970.11
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$91.44
HK$714.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.05
|
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