Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 24.0 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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