Cost of living comparison

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Greenwich vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Greenwich is 21.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 88.5% more in Greenwich
Groceries
pay 27.0% more in Greenwich
Transportation
pay 15.6% less in Greenwich
Housing
pay 40.1% more in Greenwich
Childcare
pay 16.6% less in Greenwich
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.9% more in Greenwich
Clothing
pay 2.3% more in Greenwich

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

Greenwich vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 88.5% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.91
HK$61.52
$18.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.43
HK$50.02
$13.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
HK$10.81
$2.28
 

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
HK$17.05
$4.05
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.44
HK$96.81
$8.73
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.75
HK$91.42
$4.00
 

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.90
HK$92.59
$3.30
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.49
HK$525.16
$56.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,564.70
HK$300,093.17
$35,911.24
 

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pay 40.1% more for housing

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.19
HK$172.67
$50.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,349.29
HK$18,281.10
$2,783.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,688.04
HK$13,135.54
$2,675.00
 

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,038.61
HK$8,081.99
$800.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,248.89
HK$173,130.82
$20,000.00
 

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.48
HK$50.45
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.23
HK$40.70
$5.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.11
HK$102.03
$11.98
 

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Greenwich
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.06
HK$576.32
$60.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
HK$328.20
$63.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.97
HK$715.70
$77.50
 

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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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