Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 38.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
$4.15
CN¥30.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
$5.54
CN¥40.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$0.50
CN¥3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.43
CN¥10.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
$6.83
CN¥49.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
$7.46
CN¥54.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
$1.75
CN¥12.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
$1.44
CN¥10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
$0.96
CN¥6.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.79
CN¥5.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
$0.87
CN¥6.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
$0.58
CN¥4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.37
CN¥2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
$4.35
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
$34.62
CN¥251.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,984.81
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,970.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
$4.68
CN¥34.02
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
$13.59
CN¥98.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.20
|
$969.73
CN¥7,047.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.61
|
$561.86
CN¥4,083.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.49
|
$42.17
CN¥306.46
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,260.23
|
$836.50
CN¥6,079.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,970.11
|
$25,256.69
CN¥183,547.91
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
$1.38
CN¥10.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
$3.73
CN¥27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
$3.46
CN¥25.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
$62.16
CN¥451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
$8.31
CN¥60.39
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
$65.57
CN¥476.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
$35.21
CN¥255.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.08
|
$85.31
CN¥619.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.05
|
$112.58
CN¥818.17
|
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