Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.3 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.44
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.58
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.88
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,370.10
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,558.80
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.78
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.23
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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