Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 56.5% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
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