Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 27.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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