Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
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