Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.78
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.05
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.72
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs16.98
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs24.92
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.65
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.22
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.56
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.01
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs215.23
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs106,913.64
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.36
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs365.84
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,120.88
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,474.42
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs202.40
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,179.73
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,161.57
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.77
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.35
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs18.91
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs286.55
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.11
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs283.99
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs335.54
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs453.68
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs396.43
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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