Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.9 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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