Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 94.7% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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