Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 9.3% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Australia, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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