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Hong Kong vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 11.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 79.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 84.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 62.5 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$7.91 HK$61.52
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA4,976	$6.43 HK$50.01	-27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$1.39 HK$10.81	+56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA498	$1.11 HK$8.66	+24.9%
Average			+17.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.6% more for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.19 HK$17.05
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,878	$12.44 HK$96.81	+270.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,027	$11.75 HK$91.42	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,388	$3.52 HK$27.36	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,729	$4.85 HK$37.74	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.57 HK$12.18
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.09 HK$8.46
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.62 HK$12.62
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.39 HK$10.78
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.10 HK$8.56
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.06 HK$8.24
Average			+79.6%

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pay 84.9% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$11.90 HK$92.58
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,715	$67.49 HK$525.15	+156.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,478	$14.53 HK$113.03	+81.3%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 7.9 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA9,951	$22.19 HK$172.67	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA149,270	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+779.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA69,659	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	+1254.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$177.52 HK$1,381.38
Average			+686.2%

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pay 62.5 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA199,027	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	+6147.6%
Average			+6147.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$6.48 HK$50.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA2,985	$5.23 HK$40.70	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,520	$13.11 HK$102.03	+190.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA19,903	$79.18 HK$616.09	+122.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,004	$12.85 HK$100.03	+139.1%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA14,927	$74.06 HK$576.31	+177.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA74,635	$42.18 HK$328.19	-68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.97 HK$715.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA49,757	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	+60.4%
Average			+56.4%

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