Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 9.1% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of United States, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$8.84
HK$68.74
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.77
HK$44.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.29
HK$17.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$14.28
HK$110.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$12.15
HK$94.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$4.49
HK$34.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$11.66
HK$90.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$64.07
HK$498.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,821.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$13.71
HK$106.60
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$22.03
HK$171.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,069.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,566.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.63
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$929.71
HK$7,227.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,213.88
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$7.69
HK$59.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$5.31
HK$41.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$86.33
HK$671.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
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pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$76.24
HK$592.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$41.17
HK$320.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$91.44
HK$710.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.33
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