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Hong Kong vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 36.0% more expensive than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 14.2% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 75.9% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$7.91 HK$61.52
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.43 HK$50.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.39 HK$10.81
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA995	$1.11 HK$8.66	-37.5%
Average			-37.5%

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,488	$2.19 HK$17.05	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,488	$12.44 HK$96.81	+179.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,301	$11.75 HK$91.42	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$3.52 HK$27.36	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,257	$4.85 HK$37.74	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.57 HK$12.18
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.09 HK$8.46
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,806	$1.62 HK$12.62	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,354	$1.39 HK$10.78	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,128	$1.10 HK$8.56	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,580	$1.06 HK$8.24	-62.5%
Average			-14.2%

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,650	$11.90 HK$92.58	+17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.03
Average			+17.7%

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.9% more for housing

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$22.19 HK$172.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA746,351	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$177.52 HK$1,381.38
Average			+75.9%

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA1,990	$6.48 HK$50.45	+82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$5.23 HK$40.70
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,488	$13.11 HK$102.03	+194.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$79.18 HK$616.09
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.85 HK$100.03
Average			+138.3%

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$74.06 HK$576.31
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.18 HK$328.19
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.97 HK$715.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$142.80 HK$1,111.14

Central African Republic vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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