Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 38.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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