Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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