Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.50
|
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP18.95
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.80
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.79
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP947.74
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.11
|
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.19
|
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.19
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP70.76
|
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tonga
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
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