Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 91.0% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 73.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 92.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$8.28 HK$65.00	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$6.37 HK$50.00	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.30 HK$10.24	-13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$1.09 HK$8.59	-4.5%
Average			-9.9%

Colombia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$2.37 HK$18.59	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$12.52 HK$98.23	+217.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$11.07 HK$86.91	+99.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$3.47 HK$27.20	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$3.96 HK$31.06	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$1.87 HK$14.70	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$1.25 HK$9.78	+98.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$2.09 HK$16.41	+188.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$1.80 HK$14.11	+105.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$1.43 HK$11.25	+109.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$1.44 HK$11.31	+123.6%
Average			+73.3%

Colombia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$15.51 HK$121.73	+217.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$89.19 HK$700.01	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+80.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$14.40 HK$113.00	-31.6%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$21.52 HK$168.90	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+196.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+250.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+87.8%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+96.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+178.4%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$7.65 HK$60.00	+195.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$5.04 HK$39.56	+85.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$13.38 HK$105.00	+232.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$93.07 HK$730.44	+125.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$13.70 HK$107.50	+105.8%
Average			+132.4%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$67.63 HK$530.78	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$41.11 HK$322.62	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$80.54 HK$632.08	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$119.85 HK$940.64	+4.2%
Average			-21.0%

Colombia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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