Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 42.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
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