Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 8.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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