Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.3 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.78
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.61
|
$6.33
HK$49.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.70
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.69
|
$2.40
HK$18.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.11
|
$13.58
HK$105.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.54
|
$12.17
HK$94.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.43
|
$3.59
HK$27.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.09
|
$4.30
HK$33.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.82
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.24
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.86
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.88
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.63
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.82
|
$11.42
HK$88.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.09
|
$64.30
HK$500.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,446.60
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,038.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.30
|
$14.53
HK$113.01
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,016.11
|
$21.69
HK$168.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,928.28
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,985.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,779.33
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,006.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,449.18
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.64
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,658.72
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,799.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,282.08
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,528.28
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.31
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.87
|
$5.30
HK$41.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.72
|
$13.12
HK$102.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,103.39
|
$85.27
HK$663.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.16
|
$12.86
HK$100.05
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR861.26
|
$72.66
HK$565.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.98
|
$40.59
HK$315.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,558.45
|
$92.45
HK$719.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,246.76
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.58
|
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