Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.4 times more expensive than Cape Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.5% more in Hong Kong
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
- Transportation
-
pay 74.7% more in Hong Kong
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
- Childcare
-
pay 4.9 times more in Hong Kong
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
- Clothing
-
pay 35.0% more in Hong Kong
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Cape Town. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.06
|
$7.72
HK$59.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
$6.33
HK$49.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$1.35
HK$10.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$2.40
HK$18.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
$13.58
HK$105.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
$12.17
HK$94.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
$4.30
HK$33.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.61
HK$12.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
$11.42
HK$88.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
$64.30
HK$499.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,801.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
$14.53
HK$112.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
$21.69
HK$168.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,969.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,995.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.34
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,792.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,376.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
$7.72
HK$59.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
$13.12
HK$101.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
$85.27
HK$662.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
$12.86
HK$99.96
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
$72.66
HK$564.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
$40.59
HK$315.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
$92.45
HK$718.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.59
|
|
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