Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 13.0% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$5.77
HK$44.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$14.28
HK$110.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$12.15
HK$94.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$4.49
HK$34.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$11.66
HK$90.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$64.07
HK$498.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,759.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$13.71
HK$106.57
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$22.03
HK$171.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,065.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,563.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.27
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$929.71
HK$7,226.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,173.85
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$5.31
HK$41.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$86.33
HK$670.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$76.24
HK$592.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$41.17
HK$320.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$91.44
HK$710.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.08
|
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