Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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