Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 8.1 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 32.9 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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