Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 95.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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