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Fort McMurray vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Fort McMurray is 11.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Fort McMurray
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Fort McMurray
Transportation: pay 33.0% less in Fort McMurray
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Fort McMurray
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Fort McMurray
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Fort McMurray
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Fort McMurray

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

Fort McMurray vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$23.32 CA$32.25	+195.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$14.35 CA$19.85	+123.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.60 CA$3.60	+87.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.65 CA$2.28	+48.2%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.81 CA$3.89	+28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.56 CA$7.69	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.30 CA$7.33	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.12 CA$4.32	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$6.30 CA$8.72	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$2.21 CA$3.06	+41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.01 CA$1.40	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$2.24 CA$3.10	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.86 CA$3.96	+106.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$2.28 CA$3.15	+107.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.50 CA$2.08	+42.0%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$3.83 CA$5.30	-67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$48.44 CA$66.98	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$14.64 CA$20.24	+0.8%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$62.29 CA$86.13	+180.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$946.32 CA$1,308.62	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$992.67 CA$1,372.71	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$149.53 CA$206.78	-15.8%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$932.87 CA$1,290.01	-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	??
Average			-10.2%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.74 CA$7.94	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.69 CA$5.11	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$15.79 CA$21.83	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$44.92 CA$62.12	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$14.35 CA$19.85	+11.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Fort McMurray
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$70.08 CA$96.92	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$79.41 CA$109.82	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$84.91 CA$117.42	-40.5%
Average			-19.9%

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