Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.5 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
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