Cost of living comparison
Atlanta is 27.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Atlanta instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.74
|
$22.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.83
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$2.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.84
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.98
|
$7.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.42
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.89
|
$7.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
$2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$2.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$1.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.64
|
$3.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.12
|
$95.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,821.24
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.60
|
$13.85
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.30
|
$65.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,069.96
|
$1,988.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,566.12
|
$1,572.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.63
|
$153.91
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,227.74
|
$1,406.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,213.88
|
$29,142.25
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.77
|
$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.29
|
$5.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
$8.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.11
|
$63.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
$16.00
|
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pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Atlanta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.73
|
$53.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.10
|
$46.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.89
|
$95.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.33
|
$121.90
|
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