Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 78.1% more expensive than Amarillo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Amarillo
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$8.84
HK$69.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.77
HK$45.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$14.28
HK$111.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$12.15
HK$94.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$4.01
HK$31.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$4.49
HK$35.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$11.66
HK$91.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$259,851.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$107.02
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$22.03
HK$171.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,141.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,616.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$929.71
HK$7,256.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,637.45
HK$168,883.56
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$7.69
HK$60.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$5.31
HK$41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.33
HK$673.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
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pay 65.4% more for clothing
Amarillo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$76.24
HK$595.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.17
HK$321.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$91.44
HK$713.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.51
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