Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 43.6% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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