Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 44.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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