Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 16.8% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of George Town, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
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pay 55.2% more for transportation
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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