Cost of living comparison

Australia

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 3.3% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 67.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$8.28 HK$65.00	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.02	$6.37 HK$50.00	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$1.30 HK$10.24	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.67	$1.09 HK$8.59	-57.1%
Average			-49.2%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.68	$2.37 HK$18.59	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.32	$12.52 HK$98.23	+93.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.37	$11.07 HK$86.91	+90.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.56	$3.47 HK$27.20	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.44	$3.96 HK$31.06	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.58	$1.87 HK$14.70	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.06	$1.25 HK$9.78	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.28	$2.09 HK$16.41	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.39	$1.80 HK$14.11	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.03	$1.43 HK$11.25	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.81	$1.44 HK$11.31	+14.3%
Average			+4.7%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.9% more for transportation

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.30	$15.51 HK$121.73	+205.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.46 A$133.02	$89.19 HK$700.01	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.16	$14.40 HK$113.00	-14.3%
Average			+67.9%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$79.69	$21.52 HK$168.90	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,743.39 A$2,508.11	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,478.12 A$2,126.48	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.16	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+37.0%
Average			+15.9%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,367.60 A$3,406.13	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	-50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+9.9%
Average			-26.2%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.02	$7.65 HK$60.00	-8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.79	$5.04 HK$39.56	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$13.38 HK$105.00	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$82.62 A$118.86	$93.07 HK$730.44	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.54	$13.70 HK$107.50	-12.6%
Average			-9.2%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$109.86	$67.63 HK$530.78	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.74	$41.11 HK$322.62	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.39	$80.54 HK$632.08	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$189.79	$119.85 HK$940.64	-9.1%
Average			-20.1%

Canberra vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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