Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 69.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.72
|
$4.19
₹351.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.82
|
$4.19
₹351.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$0.43
₹36.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$0.19
₹16.14
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.53
₹43.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.95
|
$2.40
₹200.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.40
|
$2.87
₹239.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
$1.12
₹94.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.88
|
$1.62
₹135.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
$0.91
₹75.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.38
₹31.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.47
₹39.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
$0.25
₹20.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.16
₹13.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.20
₹16.88
|
|
pay 70.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.62
|
$4.49
₹376.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.00
|
$11.98
₹1,003.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,759.65
|
$14,378.06
₹1,203,681.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.57
|
$2.52
₹210.64
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.26
|
$8.22
₹687.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,065.66
|
$257.61
₹21,566.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,563.13
|
$147.09
₹12,314.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.27
|
$50.99
₹4,269.03
|
|
pay 90.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,226.02
|
$92.34
₹7,729.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,173.85
|
$1,986.57
₹166,308.65
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.76
|
$1.80
₹150.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.28
|
$2.08
₹173.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
$4.19
₹351.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.95
|
$23.02
₹1,927.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
$4.79
₹401.23
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.58
|
$31.38
₹2,627.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.02
|
$36.88
₹3,087.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.72
|
$49.59
₹4,151.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.08
|
$36.96
₹3,094.55
|
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