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Fort Erie vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Fort Erie is 15.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Fort Erie
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Fort Erie
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Fort Erie
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Fort Erie
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Fort Erie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Fort Erie
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Fort Erie

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Fort Erie.

Fort Erie vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Erie instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$14.34 CA$19.48	+81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$10.04 CA$13.63	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$1.51 CA$2.05	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$1.33 CA$1.80	+19.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$2.15 CA$2.92	-1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$2.87 CA$3.90	-76.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$8.67 CA$11.77	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$3.28 CA$4.46	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$4.55 CA$6.18	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.30 CA$1.77	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.47 CA$0.64	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.19 CA$1.61	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$1.25 CA$1.70	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.73 CA$0.99	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$1.12 CA$1.52	+5.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$4.02 CA$5.45	-66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	$75.24 CA$102.15	+11.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$24,369.83 CA$33,088.14	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$14.99 CA$20.35	+3.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$39.45 CA$53.56	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	$537.92 CA$730.36	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	$638.33 CA$866.69	-62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$89.81 CA$121.94	-49.4%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	$645.50 CA$876.43	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$14,344.48 CA$19,476.21	-35.5%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$5.38 CA$7.30	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$3.71 CA$5.03	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$12.19 CA$16.55	-7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	$39.45 CA$53.56	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$13.99 CA$18.99	+8.8%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Fort Erie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$55.58 CA$75.47	-24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$46.62 CA$63.30	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$84.27 CA$114.42	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$71.72 CA$97.38	-49.8%
Average			-18.1%

Hong Kong vs. Fort Erie - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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