Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR27,935.75
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR50,676.11
|
$6.33
HK$49.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR9,856.81
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,467.67
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,450.51
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR71,059.32
|
$13.58
HK$105.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR81,296.47
|
$12.17
HK$94.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,389.48
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,037.28
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,358.42
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,702.87
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,712.35
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,506.49
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,798.80
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,463.59
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR48,531.50
|
$11.42
HK$88.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR189,553.04
|
$64.30
HK$499.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR378,476,182.32
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,848.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR60,807.52
|
$14.53
HK$112.93
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR417,430.61
|
$21.69
HK$168.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,372,836.89
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,972.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,570,105.19
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,997.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR748,057.17
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.60
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,757,671.19
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,794.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR94,887,350.85
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,407.34
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR42,947.32
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR26,815.96
|
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,061.21
|
$13.12
HK$101.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR418,329.97
|
$85.27
HK$662.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR49,419.54
|
$12.86
HK$99.98
|
|
pay 67.9% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR657,219.55
|
$72.66
HK$564.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR438,086.88
|
$40.59
HK$315.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,070,547.48
|
$92.45
HK$718.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,019,686.06
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.79
|
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