Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 96.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$8.28 HK$65.00	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$6.37 HK$50.00	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.30 HK$10.24	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.09 HK$8.59	+26.1%
Average			-10.7%

Bogota vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.37 HK$18.59	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$12.52 HK$98.23	+218.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$11.07 HK$86.91	+80.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.47 HK$27.20	+2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$3.96 HK$31.06	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$1.87 HK$14.70	+19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$1.25 HK$9.78	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$2.09 HK$16.41	+139.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.80 HK$14.11	+128.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$1.43 HK$11.25	+120.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$1.44 HK$11.31	+130.5%
Average			+70.5%

Bogota vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$15.51 HK$121.73	+216.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$89.19 HK$700.01	+80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+92.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$14.40 HK$113.00	-30.9%
Average			+103.5%

Bogota vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$21.52 HK$168.90	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+283.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+104.2%
Average			+184.5%

Bogota vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+153.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+172.0%
Average			+162.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$7.65 HK$60.00	+280.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$5.04 HK$39.56	+100.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$13.38 HK$105.00	+209.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$93.07 HK$730.44	+178.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$13.70 HK$107.50	+77.4%
Average			+150.6%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$67.63 HK$530.78	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$41.11 HK$322.62	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$80.54 HK$632.08	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$119.85 HK$940.64	+14.5%
Average			-17.5%

Bogota vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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