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Hong Kong vs. Costa Mesa Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 6.8% more expensive than Costa Mesa.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 96.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 32.5% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Costa Mesa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Costa Mesa, you would:

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.33	$1.39 HK$10.81	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20	$1.11 HK$8.66	-49.4%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.76	$2.19 HK$17.06	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32	$12.44 HK$96.86	+133.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28	$11.75 HK$91.46	+174.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99	$3.52 HK$27.37	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$4.85 HK$37.76	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.57 HK$12.19	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.09 HK$8.46	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.62 HK$12.63	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.56	$1.39 HK$10.79	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.10 HK$8.56	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32	$1.06 HK$8.25	-19.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 96.8% more for transportation

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74	$11.90 HK$92.63	+150.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,999.00	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.09
Average			+96.8%

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pay 32.5% less for housing

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.33	$22.19 HK$172.75	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,798.67	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,466.67	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.33	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-17.9%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,206.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58
Average			-13.9%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$5.23 HK$40.72	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$79.18 HK$616.38	+97.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$12.85 HK$100.08	-22.1%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Costa Mesa	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.27	$74.06 HK$576.58	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.67	$42.18 HK$328.34	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25	$91.97 HK$716.02	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.25	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+39.7%
Average			+24.9%

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