Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 88.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 22.9 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,919	$8.28 HK$64.98	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,889	$6.37 HK$49.99	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA938	$1.30 HK$10.23	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA771	$1.09 HK$8.59	-16.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,799	$2.37 HK$18.58	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,737	$12.52 HK$98.20	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,245	$11.07 HK$86.89	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,718	$3.47 HK$27.19	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,445	$3.96 HK$31.05	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA650	$1.87 HK$14.69	+68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$1.25 HK$9.78	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA968	$2.09 HK$16.41	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA793	$1.80 HK$14.11	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA699	$1.43 HK$11.25	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA619	$1.44 HK$11.31	+36.4%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,933	$15.51 HK$121.69	+209.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,701	$89.19 HK$699.80	+281.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,313	$14.40 HK$112.97	+15.3%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,995	$21.52 HK$168.85	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA676K	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA264K	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+274.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA370K	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	-69.8%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 22.9 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,994	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+2188.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,295.74 HK$175K
Average			+2188.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,336	$7.65 HK$59.98	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,324	$5.04 HK$39.55	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$13.38 HK$104.97	+256.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,122	$93.07 HK$730.22	+260.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,353	$13.70 HK$107.47	+139.3%
Average			+116.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$67.63 HK$530.62
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.11 HK$322.53
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$80.54 HK$631.90
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$119.85 HK$940.36

Brazzaville vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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