Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.10
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.92
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.07
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.12
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.18
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.08
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.49
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.27
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.13
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.30
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.26
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.38
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.07
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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