Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
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