Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 14.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
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