Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.1 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 71.4% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
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