Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 3.1 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 7.1 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 20.1 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Eritrea, you would:

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$8.28 HK$64.98	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.37 HK$49.99	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.30 HK$10.23	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.09 HK$8.59	+9.4%
Average			-30.3%

Eritrea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.37 HK$18.58
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$12.52 HK$98.20	+734.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$11.07 HK$86.89	+82.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$3.47 HK$27.19	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.96 HK$31.05	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.87 HK$14.69	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.25 HK$9.78	+115.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$2.09 HK$16.41	+130.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.80 HK$14.11	+239.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.43 HK$11.25	+75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.44 HK$11.31	+240.5%
Average			+63.1%

Eritrea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$15.51 HK$121.69	+63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$89.19 HK$699.80	+1014.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$44,597.12 HK$350K	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 HK$112.97
Average			+107.1%

Eritrea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.1 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$21.52 HK$168.85	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+783.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+745.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	+897.0%
Average			+608.8%

Eritrea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+4588.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+757.5%
Average			+1905.0%

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pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$7.65 HK$59.98	+1174.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$5.04 HK$39.55	+530.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.38 HK$104.97
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$93.07 HK$730.22	+244.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$13.70 HK$107.47	+1041.5%
Average			+635.0%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$67.63 HK$530.62	-49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$41.11 HK$322.53	-65.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$80.54 HK$631.90	-59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$119.85 HK$940.36	-20.1%
Average			-51.5%

Eritrea vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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