Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
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pay 12.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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