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Elliot Lake vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Elliot Lake is 11.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% more in Elliot Lake
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Elliot Lake
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Elliot Lake
Housing: pay 95.7% more in Elliot Lake
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Elliot Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Elliot Lake
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Elliot Lake

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

Elliot Lake vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Elliot Lake instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 60.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$17.93 CA$24.90	+126.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$10.04 CA$13.94	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$1.79 CA$2.49	+29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.43 CA$1.99	+29.0%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.97 CA$2.74	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$6.26 CA$8.69	-49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$8.29 CA$11.51	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$3.66 CA$5.09	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$7.09 CA$9.84	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$2.42 CA$3.36	+54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.88 CA$1.22	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$1.71 CA$2.37	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$2.03 CA$2.82	+46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$2.01 CA$2.79	+82.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$1.39 CA$1.93	+31.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$4.00 CA$5.55	-66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	$21.59 CA$29.98	+48.6%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 95.7% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$76.89 CA$106.76	+246.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$79.53 CA$110.43	-55.2%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$717.22 CA$995.92	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$8,606.69 CA$11,951.06	-61.3%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$2.87 CA$3.98	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$3.59 CA$4.98	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$14.34 CA$19.92	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$10.76 CA$14.94	-16.3%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Elliot Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$61.39 CA$85.25	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$38.55 CA$53.53	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$101.85 CA$141.42	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$158.98 CA$220.76	+11.3%
Average			-0.9%

Hong Kong vs. Elliot Lake - Cost of clothing

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