Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 50.6% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,495.25
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.14
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,709.73
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.25
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.60
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.79
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,682.02
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.13
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.09
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.88
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.86
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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