Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Armenia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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