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Gold Coast vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Gold Coast is 16.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 97.6% more in Gold Coast
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Gold Coast
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Gold Coast
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Gold Coast
Childcare: pay 19.6% more in Gold Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Gold Coast
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Gold Coast

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

Gold Coast vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gold Coast instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 97.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$17.99 A$27.04	+127.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.81 A$14.75	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.78 A$4.18	+100.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.34 A$3.51	+110.0%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.58 A$3.88	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$3.78 A$5.69	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.29 A$7.96	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.68 A$7.04	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.04 A$6.07	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.62 A$2.44	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.29 A$1.94	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.68 A$2.53	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.78 A$2.67	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.04 A$1.56	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.06 A$1.59	-0.1%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.42 A$6.64	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$52.33 A$78.67	-22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$14.01 A$21.06	-3.5%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$55.20 A$82.98	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,818.60 A$2,733.92	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,341.06 A$2,016.02	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$169.08 A$254.19	-4.8%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 19.6% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$2,150.05 A$3,232.19	+107.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$7,156.66 A$10,758.66	-67.8%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$6.54 A$9.83	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.52 A$5.29	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$32.05 A$48.19	+144.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$38.60 A$58.02	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.08 A$19.67	+1.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Gold Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$60.84 A$91.46	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$48.28 A$72.58	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$90.28 A$135.71	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$124.29 A$186.85	-13.0%
Average			-4.5%

Hong Kong vs. Gold Coast - 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: December 2025

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