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Hong Kong vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 12.9% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 28.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Australia.

Hong Kong vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Australia	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$7.91 HK$61.55	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$6.43 HK$50.04	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.39 HK$10.81	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$1.11 HK$8.66	-48.1%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

	Australia	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$2.19 HK$17.06	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$12.44 HK$96.86	+195.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$11.75 HK$91.46	+101.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$3.52 HK$27.37	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$4.85 HK$37.76	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.57 HK$12.19	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$1.09 HK$8.46	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$1.62 HK$12.63	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$1.39 HK$10.79	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.10 HK$8.56
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$1.06 HK$8.25	+8.7%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Australia	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$11.90 HK$92.63	+165.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$67.49 HK$525.40	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$14.53 HK$113.09	-18.5%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Australia	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$22.19 HK$172.75	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+97.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+32.8%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Australia	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+60.7%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$6.48 HK$50.47	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$5.23 HK$40.72	+46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$13.11 HK$102.08	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$79.18 HK$616.38	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$12.85 HK$100.08	-1.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Australia	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$74.06 HK$576.58	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$42.18 HK$328.34	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$91.97 HK$716.02	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+32.2%
Average			+4.5%

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