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Canary Islands vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Canary Islands is 24.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% more in Canary Islands
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Canary Islands
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Canary Islands
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Canary Islands
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Canary Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Canary Islands
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Canary Islands

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Canary Islands.

Canary Islands vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 48.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$17.52 €14.93	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.93 €8.46	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.75 €1.49	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.03 €0.88	-7.2%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.75 €1.49	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$8.99 €7.66	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.76 €4.06	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.50 €2.99	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.41 €3.76	-9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.19 €1.02	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.03 €0.88	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.74 €0.63	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.19 €1.01	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.72 €0.62	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.79 €0.67	-25.6%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$6.30 €5.37	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$25,695.77 €21,892.95	-33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$15.53 €13.24	+6.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$29.20 €24.88	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,155.05 €984.11	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$707.30 €602.63	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$76.66 €65.32	-56.8%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$350.40 €298.54	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$8,448.46 €7,198.14	-62.0%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.92 €2.49	-55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$1.75 €1.49	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.82 €4.11	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$49.64 €42.29	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.93 €8.46	-22.8%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Canary Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$70.08 €59.71	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$36.50 €31.10	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$81.18 €69.16	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$70.08 €59.71	-50.9%
Average			-20.4%

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