Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.6% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Jersey
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Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
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pay 1.5% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
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pay 10.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
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