Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 1.7% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.36
₪75.49
|
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.28
₪60.40
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
₪10.19
|
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
₪8.85
|
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
₪9.56
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
₪25.33
|
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
₪26.04
|
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
₪14.61
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.46
₪20.25
|
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
₪6.03
|
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
₪3.79
|
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.17
|
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₪3.61
|
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₪2.60
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₪2.57
|
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
₪27.21
|
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.42
₪231.52
|
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,710.16
₪150,989.70
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
₪44.29
|
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.72
₪106.52
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,763.31
₪6,539.93
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,280.61
₪4,749.65
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.97
₪712.00
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,171.74
₪4,345.88
|
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,983.49
₪81,534.44
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.96
₪33.22
|
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
₪14.94
|
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.31
₪38.25
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.49
₪287.40
|
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.30
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.85
₪392.57
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.05
₪226.45
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.39
₪465.05
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.64
₪510.49
|
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
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