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Hong Kong vs. Winston-salem Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 27.9% more expensive than Winston-salem.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 63.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Hong Kong

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Winston-salem. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Winston-salem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Winston-salem, you would:

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pay 44.5% less for restaurants

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$7.72 HK$60.02	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.33 HK$49.27	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.35 HK$10.47	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65	$1.09 HK$8.49	-33.8%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31	$2.40 HK$18.68	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$13.58 HK$105.63	+105.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$12.17 HK$94.66	+271.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.92	$3.59 HK$27.95	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67	$4.30 HK$33.45	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.81	$1.62 HK$12.58	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$1.19 HK$9.23	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.61 HK$12.51	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.51 HK$11.74	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.16 HK$9.05	-16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$1.14 HK$8.89	-15.8%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 63.8% more for transportation

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$11.42 HK$88.85	+261.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$64.30 HK$500.18	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,344.69	$34,067.68 HK$264,995.42	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.17	$14.53 HK$112.99	-10.2%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.84	$21.69 HK$168.75	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.00	$2,183.24 HK$16,982.31	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,076.00	$1,543.27 HK$12,004.32	+43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.70	$187.23 HK$1,456.41	+42.2%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,471.67	$1,002.59 HK$7,798.64	-31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,111.00	$21,790.97 HK$169,501.04	-1.4%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$7.72 HK$60.02	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$5.30 HK$41.25	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$13.12 HK$102.04	+118.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.50	$85.27 HK$663.30	+387.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.86 HK$100.04	-1.1%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Winston-salem	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.25	$72.66 HK$565.17	+57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.33	$40.59 HK$315.71	+81.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.00	$92.45 HK$719.16	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.33	$142.24 HK$1,106.40	+25.5%
Average			+50.6%

Winston-salem vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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