Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.1 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,007.27
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,031.43
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,490.17
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,740.80
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,984.80
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,199.03
|
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,010.19
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,321.51
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,010.36
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,888.38
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,002.57
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,471.50
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,333.50
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,341.48
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,129.45
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 97.9% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,452.33
|
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP151,800.90
|
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP83,435,983.90
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP68,620.36
|
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP105,399.41
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,220,887.72
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP954,560.28
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP314,087.65
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP800,544.42
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,752,192.88
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,037.82
|
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,507.97
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,975.62
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP102,018.43
|
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,336.81
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP239,395.04
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP168,588.75
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP348,829.93
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP306,847.42
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
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