Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.7 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Iran, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
Iran
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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