Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
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