Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.6 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Albania, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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