Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.0% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.19
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,785.54
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.40
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,074.76
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,940.55
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.83
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,960.62
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,428.57
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.10
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.60
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.62
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.05
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.58
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.52
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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