Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 95.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 78.0% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 81.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 41.3% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.96 FCFA8,054	$7.72 HK$60.44	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 FCFA5,155	$6.33 HK$49.61	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 FCFA1,087	$1.35 HK$10.55	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 FCFA864	$1.09 HK$8.55	-27.2%
Average			-32.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 FCFA1,479	$2.40 HK$18.81	-6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 FCFA2,424	$13.58 HK$106.37	+223.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.87 FCFA4,541	$12.17 HK$95.32	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,957	$3.59 HK$28.15	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 FCFA1,267	$4.30 HK$33.68	+95.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 FCFA680	$1.62 HK$12.67	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 FCFA525	$1.19 HK$9.29	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 FCFA1,140	$1.61 HK$12.60	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 FCFA697	$1.51 HK$11.82	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA671	$1.16 HK$9.11	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 FCFA606	$1.14 HK$8.95	+8.8%
Average			+41.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.0% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 FCFA2,990	$11.42 HK$89.48	+120.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA13,033	$64.30 HK$503.69	+184.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,978,116	$34,067.68 HK$266,853.13	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.09 FCFA8,132	$14.53 HK$113.78	+3.1%
Average			+78.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.50 FCFA43,557	$21.69 HK$169.93	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$971.39 FCFA560,421	$2,183.24 HK$17,101.36	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.68 FCFA206,354	$1,543.27 HK$12,088.48	+331.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$456.95 FCFA263,629	$187.23 HK$1,466.62	-59.0%
Average			+81.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.14 FCFA123,546	$1,002.59 HK$7,853.31	+368.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,100.00 FCFA2,942,340	$21,790.97 HK$170,689.30	+327.3%
Average			+347.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 FCFA1,595	$7.72 HK$60.44	+179.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 FCFA2,384	$5.30 HK$41.54	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 FCFA2,163	$13.12 HK$102.75	+249.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.25 FCFA35,336	$85.27 HK$667.95	+39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,714	$12.86 HK$100.74	+57.4%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.83 FCFA20,673	$72.66 HK$569.13	+102.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.92 FCFA21,875	$40.59 HK$317.93	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.22 FCFA53,206	$92.45 HK$724.20	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.67 FCFA52,885	$142.24 HK$1,114.15	+55.2%
Average			+41.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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