Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 14.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
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pay 47.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
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pay 28.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$72.17
AED265.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 51.0% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$63.87
AED234.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
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pay 11.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$97.09
AED356.61
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