Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 20.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Victoria
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Victoria

The cost of housing, restaurants, and transportation in Victoria are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Victoria. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$59.99	$16.76 SCR239.68	+117.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.25	$9.71 SCR138.89	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.47	$2.75 SCR39.40	+104.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.48	$2.71 SCR38.79	+148.6%
Average			+105.9%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.67	$2.29 SCR32.77	-4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$105.58	$18.13 SCR259.21	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$94.62	$7.52 SCR107.53	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$27.94	$3.58 SCR51.13	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.43	$3.00 SCR42.88	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.57	$0.97 SCR13.89	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.22	$1.10 SCR15.70	-7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.51	$0.97 SCR13.89	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.73	$3.27 SCR46.71	+116.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.04	$0.82 SCR11.76	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.89	$0.73 SCR10.44	-36.1%
Average			-6.9%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$88.81	$5.82 SCR83.19	-49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$499.96	$26.82 SCR383.49	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$264,877.89	$26,617.26 SCR380,653.38	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$112.94	$46.18 SCR660.45	+217.9%
Average			+22.2%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$168.67	$163.87 SCR2,343.54	+655.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$16,974.77	$979.92 SCR14,013.80	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$11,999.00	$794.53 SCR11,362.60	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,455.76	$73.52 SCR1,051.34	-60.7%
Average			+122.8%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,795.18	$167.60 SCR2,396.80	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$169,425.86	$8,868.55 SCR126,829.15	-59.3%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$59.99	$4.07 SCR58.15	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.23	$5.16 SCR73.83	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$101.99	$22.89 SCR327.30	+74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$663.01	$95.81 SCR1,370.16	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$99.99	$5.59 SCR79.89	-56.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$564.92	$68.58 SCR980.80	-5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$315.57	$29.30 SCR419.00	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$718.84	$73.44 SCR1,050.28	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,105.91	$76.39 SCR1,092.50	-46.3%
Average			-25.1%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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