Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Adamstown instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Adamstown
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
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