Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 67.7% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
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pay 29.0% more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
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pay 10.2% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
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