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College Station vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

College Station is 9.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% more in College Station
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in College Station
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in College Station
Housing: pay 18.9% more in College Station
Childcare: pay 3.4% less in College Station
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in College Station
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in College Station

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation in College Station are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in College Station.

College Station vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Station instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 64.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	College Station
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$14.00	+77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.00	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.82	+103.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.70	+52.6%
Average			+64.3%

Hong Kong vs. College Station - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	College Station
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.91	+32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$5.46	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.49	-70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.63	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.81	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$2.88	+83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.72	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$2.92	+80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.75	+98.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$2.57	+133.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$2.13	+100.8%
Average			+29.3%

Hong Kong vs. College Station - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	College Station
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$2.79	-76.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$20.00	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$37,232.40	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$37.33	+157.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 18.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	College Station
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$63.10	+184.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$1,250.00	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$960.00	-43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$144.07	-18.8%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 3.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	College Station
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$1,166.67	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$18,000.00	-19.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	College Station
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$4.50	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$4.83	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$8.00	-39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$36.25	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$11.25	-12.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	College Station
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$39.50	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$38.33	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$86.25	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$153.75	+7.7%
Average			-13.6%

Hong Kong vs. College Station - Cost of clothing

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