Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.4 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.67
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.28
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.81
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.52
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.64
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.26
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.56
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.20
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.33
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.55
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.84
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.50
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.44
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.22
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.63
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.65
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱293.00
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 94.1% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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