Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,062
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,187
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA503
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA438
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,953
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,534
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,293
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,313
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA780
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA392
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA304
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA320
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,694
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,778
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,560,469
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,605
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA349,000
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,789
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,560
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA72,180
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,661,277
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA670
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,804
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA773
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,574
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA39,036
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA27,067
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,411
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,713
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
|
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