Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Baku, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
$14.28
HK$111.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
$12.15
HK$94.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
$4.49
HK$34.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
$11.66
HK$90.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$64.07
HK$499.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,618.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
$13.71
HK$106.93
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
$22.03
HK$171.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,125.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,604.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
$929.71
HK$7,250.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,732.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$7.69
HK$59.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
$5.31
HK$41.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
$86.33
HK$673.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.93
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Baku
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
$76.24
HK$594.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
$41.17
HK$321.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
$91.44
HK$713.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
$135.10
HK$1,053.56
|
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