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Hong Kong vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 30.3% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Hong Kong

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.3% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$7.72 HK$59.99	-84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$6.33 HK$49.25	-57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 BMD3.30	$1.35 HK$10.47	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$1.09 HK$8.48	-63.6%
Average			-66.3%

Hamilton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$8.28 BMD8.28	$2.40 HK$18.67	-71.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 BMD7.59	$13.58 HK$105.58	+78.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.06 BMD17.06	$12.17 HK$94.62	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.24 BMD7.24	$3.59 HK$27.94	-50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.11 BMD11.11	$4.30 HK$33.43	-61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.68 BMD4.68	$1.62 HK$12.57	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.88 BMD2.88	$1.19 HK$9.22	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.61 BMD4.61	$1.61 HK$12.51	-65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.32 BMD4.32	$1.51 HK$11.73	-65.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.04 BMD4.04	$1.16 HK$9.04	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60 BMD2.60	$1.14 HK$8.89	-56.0%
Average			-46.7%

Hamilton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 BMD8.77	$11.42 HK$88.81	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$64.30 HK$499.96	-6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00	$34,067.68 HK$264,877.89	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.61 BMD36.61	$14.53 HK$112.94	-60.3%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$141.25 BMD141.25	$21.69 HK$168.67	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,336.36 BMD3,336.36	$2,183.24 HK$16,974.77	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,225.00 BMD2,225.00	$1,543.27 HK$11,999.00	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.39 BMD168.39	$187.23 HK$1,455.76	+11.2%
Average			-34.6%

Hamilton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$1,002.59 HK$7,795.18	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	$21,790.97 HK$169,425.86	-11.3%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$7.72 HK$59.99	-22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 BMD5.75	$5.30 HK$41.23	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$13.12 HK$101.99	-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25 BMD181.25	$85.27 HK$663.01	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 BMD13.00	$12.86 HK$99.99	-1.1%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00 BMD75.00	$72.66 HK$564.92	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$40.59 HK$315.57	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 BMD134.00	$92.45 HK$718.84	-31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.60 BMD122.60	$142.24 HK$1,105.91	+16.0%
Average			-15.0%

Hamilton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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