Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 32.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$19.77
A$30.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$9.89
A$15.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$2.76
A$4.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$2.32
A$3.58
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$2.59
A$4.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$5.39
A$8.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$6.59
A$10.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$4.63
A$7.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$4.12
A$6.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.62
A$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$1.34
A$2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.57
A$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$2.46
A$3.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$1.25
A$1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$1.11
A$1.72
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$5.07
A$7.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$118.63
A$183.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$29,276.08
A$45,312.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$17.66
A$27.34
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$65.39
A$101.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$1,783.31
A$2,760.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$1,413.05
A$2,187.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$183.02
A$283.27
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$1,847.17
A$2,858.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$14,503.36
A$22,447.55
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$7.25
A$11.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.68
A$5.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$26.36
A$40.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$65.69
A$101.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$14.33
A$22.19
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$86.77
A$134.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$72.18
A$111.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$119.51
A$184.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$154.17
A$238.62
|
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