Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 93.0% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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