Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 69.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.25
EGP12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 76.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$0.56
EGP27.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
$1.68
EGP81.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
$3.57
EGP173.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$1.44
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$2.14
EGP103.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
$0.62
EGP29.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.20
EGP9.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.28
EGP13.76
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
$0.96
EGP46.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
$6.40
EGP310.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,657,898.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
$2.88
EGP139.89
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
$7.77
EGP377.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
$194.33
EGP9,434.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
$117.39
EGP5,699.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
$14.34
EGP696.09
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
$99.11
EGP4,811.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,931.13
|
|
pay 78.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
$1.50
EGP72.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
$17.05
EGP827.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$3.20
EGP155.43
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
$34.43
EGP1,671.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
$41.73
EGP2,026.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
$89.91
EGP4,364.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
$50.03
EGP2,428.56
|
|
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