Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.5 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Syria, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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