Cost of living comparison
Des Moines is 1.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Des Moines instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$16.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$2.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$1.36
|
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pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$3.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$58.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$26,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$11.94
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$58.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$1,215.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$912.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$115.16
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$1,369.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$11,812.00
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$4.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$66.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$14.50
|
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pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Des Moines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$47.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$41.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$90.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$143.00
|
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