Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.1 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,016
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,402
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,930
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,905
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,414
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,274
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,080
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,421
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲178,959
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,945,806
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,200,989
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲324,600
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,290
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,142
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲201,899
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,452
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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