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Fujairah vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 2.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Fujairah
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Fujairah

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

Fujairah vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fujairah instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$8.17 AED30.00	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$6.81 AED25.00	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$1.24 AED4.54	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$0.59 AED2.17	-47.0%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$1.36 AED5.00	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$6.36 AED23.38	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$6.48 AED23.80	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$2.44 AED8.98	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$4.06 AED14.91	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.01 AED3.71	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.81 AED2.99	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$0.69 AED2.54	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$0.60 AED2.22	-56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.46 AED1.68	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.49 AED1.80	-53.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$2.87 AED10.54	-75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$45,426.00 AED167K	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$8.30 AED30.50	-42.8%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$97.65 AED358.63	+340.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$107.37 AED394.33	-39.5%
Average			+150.3%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	$217.84 AED800.00	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	-68.8%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$8.17 AED30.00	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$5.99 AED22.00	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$6.81 AED25.00	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$10.89 AED40.00	-15.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$115.72 AED425.00	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$54.46 AED200.00	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$136.15 AED500.00	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$136.15 AED500.00	-4.7%
Average			+32.2%

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