Cost of living comparison
George Town is 84.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in George Town instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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