Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
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pay 8.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
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