Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 37.0% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Perth, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Perth
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.95
|
$8.84
HK$69.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
$5.77
HK$45.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.79
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.64
|
$14.28
HK$111.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.77
|
$12.15
HK$94.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
$4.01
HK$31.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.87
|
$4.49
HK$35.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.73
|
$11.66
HK$91.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£65.00
|
$64.07
HK$500.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,915.07
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,851.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.98
|
$13.71
HK$107.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£29.90
|
$22.03
HK$171.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£498.37
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,141.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£398.69
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,616.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£198.35
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.70
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£847.22
|
$929.71
HK$7,256.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,951.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,883.56
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.49
|
$7.69
HK$60.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£3.14
|
$5.31
HK$41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£30.90
|
$86.33
HK$673.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.97
|
$12.81
HK$100.02
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Perth
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.72
|
$76.24
HK$595.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.28
|
$41.17
HK$321.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£49.84
|
$91.44
HK$713.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£51.08
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.51
|
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