Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.78
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.77
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.05
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.85
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.91
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 63.5% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.45
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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