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Alice Springs vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Alice Springs is 7.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Alice Springs
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Alice Springs
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Alice Springs
Housing: pay 10.6% more in Alice Springs
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Alice Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Alice Springs
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Alice Springs

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

Alice Springs vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alice Springs instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$13.08 A$19.67	+65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.81 A$14.75	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.55 A$3.84	+83.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.53 A$3.81	+127.9%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.19 A$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.39 A$8.10	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.67 A$7.02	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$5.74 A$8.62	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.61 A$2.42	+3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.93 A$2.90	+77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.87 A$2.81	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$3.26 A$4.91	+135.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.48 A$2.23	+34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.11 A$1.67	+4.6%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.90 A$7.36	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$56.88 A$85.52	-15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$14.04 A$21.10	-3.4%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 10.6% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$66.07 A$99.33	+197.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$619.28 A$930.97	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$567.50 A$853.12	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$150.08 A$225.61	-15.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	+28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	-87.6%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$6.05 A$9.10	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.68 A$5.53	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$17.66 A$26.55	+34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$66.51 A$99.98	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.08 A$19.67	+1.8%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Alice Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$71.96 A$108.18	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$11.45 A$17.21	-72.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$141.74 A$213.08	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$111.21 A$167.18	-22.1%
Average			-10.9%

Hong Kong vs. Alice Springs - 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: December 2025

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