Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 36.5% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
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