Cost of living comparison
Bloomield is 18.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.0% more in Bloomield
- Groceries
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pay 16.3% more in Bloomield
- Transportation
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pay 18.9% less in Bloomield
- Housing
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pay 16.9% more in Bloomield
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% more in Bloomield
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.2% more in Bloomield
- Clothing
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pay 12.4% less in Bloomield
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bloomield are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Bloomield. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bloomield.
If you lived in Bloomield instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.11
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.34
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.49
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.50
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.70
|
$4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.78
|
$3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.79
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.99
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.49
|
$5.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.60
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$1.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.53
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$2.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.98
|
$3.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.88
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,365.06
|
$25,343.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.15
|
$19.90
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.98
|
$50.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$17,005.99
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,021.07
|
$1,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,458.44
|
$116.04
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,809.52
|
$1,750.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,737.47
|
$14,333.33
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.11
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.30
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.18
|
$13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$664.22
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.18
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bloomield
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.96
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.15
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$720.16
|
$86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.94
|
$98.00
|
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