Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC51.04
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.74
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.91
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.98
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.68
|
$11.66
HK$91.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.63
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$2.03
HK$15.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.99
|
$10.64
HK$83.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.21
|
$63.70
HK$498.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,490.37
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,410.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.38
|
$13.12
HK$102.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC384.00
|
$23.34
HK$182.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,337.94
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,922.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,232.44
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,755.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.47
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.89
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC841.24
|
$771.50
HK$6,042.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,043.81
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,719.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$6.37
HK$49.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.18
|
$5.02
HK$39.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.45
|
$79.37
HK$621.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.10
|
$80.90
HK$633.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.82
|
$39.86
HK$312.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.89
|
$88.35
HK$691.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.70
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.46
|
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