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Beverly Hills vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Beverly Hills is 31.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Beverly Hills
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Beverly Hills
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Beverly Hills
Housing: pay 48.6% more in Beverly Hills
Childcare: pay 45.5% more in Beverly Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Beverly Hills
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Beverly Hills

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

Beverly Hills vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beverly Hills instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$25.00	+216.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$13.00	+102.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.83	+103.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.26	+103.5%
Average			+131.4%

Hong Kong vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$4.52	+106.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.61	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.25	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$7.43	+111.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.00	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$2.00	+27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.27	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.50	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.00	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.00	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.00	-5.6%
Average			+5.7%

Hong Kong vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.78	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$32,727.50	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$18.01	+24.0%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 48.6% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$71.67	+223.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$2,333.33	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$2,000.00	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$95.59	-46.2%
Average			+48.6%

Hong Kong vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of housing

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pay 45.5% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,762.50	+69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$27,000.00	+21.4%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$8.00	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$5.76	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$11.50	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$15.00	+16.7%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Beverly Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$61.25	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$44.15	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$97.50	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$149.85	+4.9%
Average			-0.4%

Hong Kong vs. Beverly Hills - Cost of clothing

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