Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 94.7% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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