Cost of living comparison
Apia is 18.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Apia
- Groceries
-
pay 57.7% less in Apia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.2% less in Apia
- Clothing
-
pay 27.4% less in Apia
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Apia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Apia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.72
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.57
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.56
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.85
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$106.60
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$95.53
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$28.21
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.75
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.69
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.31
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.63
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.85
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.13
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$89.67
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$504.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$267,426.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$114.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$170.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$17,138.08
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,114.43
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,469.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,870.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$171,055.82
|
?? |
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.62
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.97
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$669.38
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.95
|
?? | |
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$570.35
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$318.61
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$725.75
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,116.55
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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