Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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