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Hong Kong vs. Albany Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 24.5% more expensive than Albany.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Albany. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Albany Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Albany, you would:

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Albany	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.59	$7.91 HK$61.52	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.49 A$14.26	$6.43 HK$50.01	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.40 A$3.61	$1.39 HK$10.81	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 A$2.62	$1.11 HK$8.66	-36.2%
Average			-40.6%

Albany vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Albany	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 A$2.47	$2.19 HK$17.05	+33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$12.44 HK$96.81
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 A$7.35	$11.75 HK$91.42	+140.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.91 A$7.38	$3.52 HK$27.36	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.80	$4.85 HK$37.74	+25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 A$2.67	$1.57 HK$12.18	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 A$1.76	$1.09 HK$8.46	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.62 HK$12.62
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.68	$1.39 HK$10.78	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.78	$1.10 HK$8.56	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 A$1.12	$1.06 HK$8.24	+42.8%
Average			+18.4%

Albany vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Albany	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 A$6.48	$11.90 HK$92.58	+176.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.03
Average			+176.1%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Albany	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.36 A$68.18	$22.19 HK$172.67	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.27 A$108.64	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	+145.6%
Average			+47.2%

Albany vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Albany	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,542.57 A$53,431.39	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	-37.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Albany	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.85 A$11.80	$6.48 HK$50.45	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 A$6.23	$5.23 HK$40.70	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$43.27	$13.11 HK$102.03	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$79.18 HK$616.09
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 A$24.59	$12.85 HK$100.03	-21.4%
Average			-16.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Albany	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$74.06 HK$576.31
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.18 HK$328.19
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.97 HK$715.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$142.80 HK$1,111.14

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