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Hong Kong vs. Fort Myers Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 19.8% more expensive than Fort Myers.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 86.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 17.8% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Fort Myers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Fort Myers, you would:

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Fort Myers	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	$11.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$1.39 HK$10.81	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$1.11 HK$8.66	-45.9%
Average			-48.3%

Fort Myers vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.06	$2.19 HK$17.06	-46.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48	$12.44 HK$96.85	+92.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10	$11.75 HK$91.46	+186.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.33	$3.52 HK$27.37	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42	$4.85 HK$37.76	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.57 HK$12.19	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.09 HK$8.46	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.62 HK$12.63	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$1.39 HK$10.79	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48	$1.10 HK$8.56	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$1.06 HK$8.25	-22.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 86.8% more for transportation

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31	$11.90 HK$92.63	+259.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50	$67.49 HK$525.39	+80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.43	$14.53 HK$113.08	+0.7%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,062.50	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	-18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.92	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+37.7%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 17.8% more for childcare

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,281.67	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,400.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+54.5%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	+62.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$5.23 HK$40.71	+20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.67	$79.18 HK$616.37	+50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	-14.3%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Fort Myers	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67	$74.06 HK$576.57	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.33	$42.18 HK$328.34	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.00	$91.97 HK$716.01	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+64.1%
Average			+41.4%

Fort Myers vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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