Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.9 times more expensive than Gurgaon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gurgaon, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
₹500.45
|
$8.84
HK$69.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.59
₹300.27
|
$5.77
HK$45.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₹40.48
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
₹19.26
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
₹47.01
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
₹284.29
|
$14.28
HK$111.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
₹238.39
|
$12.15
HK$94.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
₹102.73
|
$4.01
HK$31.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.76
|
$4.49
HK$35.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹85.34
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.23
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₹43.63
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.64
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.22
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.31
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹382.62
|
$11.66
HK$91.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,501.36
|
$64.07
HK$500.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,201,088.02
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,851.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.24
|
$13.71
HK$107.02
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.41
₹870.01
|
$22.03
HK$171.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.96
₹26,069.07
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,141.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.66
₹15,347.24
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,616.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.73
₹2,902.42
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.70
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
₹13,111.88
|
$929.71
HK$7,256.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,453.52
₹288,594.76
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,883.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.14
|
$7.69
HK$60.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
₹205.42
|
$5.31
HK$41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.32
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
₹2,072.99
|
$86.33
HK$673.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹400.36
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Gurgaon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.15
₹2,770.51
|
$76.24
HK$595.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.49
₹2,547.55
|
$41.17
HK$321.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.11
₹4,103.72
|
$91.44
HK$713.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.47
₹3,214.45
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.51
|
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