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Hervey Bay vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Hervey Bay is 7.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in Hervey Bay
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Hervey Bay
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Hervey Bay
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Hervey Bay
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Hervey Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Hervey Bay
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Hervey Bay

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

Hervey Bay vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hervey Bay instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$16.35 A$24.59	+106.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.99 A$15.02	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.66 A$4.00	+91.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.10 A$3.16	+89.0%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.08 A$1.62	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.44 A$6.68	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.66 A$8.51	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.14 A$4.72	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.67 A$4.01	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.54 A$2.32	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.04 A$1.56	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.29 A$1.94	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$2.12 A$3.19	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.89 A$1.34	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.89 A$1.34	-16.0%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.62 A$6.94	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
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	$18.32 A$27.54	+26.1%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$53.35 A$80.20	+140.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,046.68 A$1,573.48	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$981.26 A$1,475.14	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$110.50 A$166.11	-37.8%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,789.27 A$2,689.83	+72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,865.50 A$16,334.18	-51.2%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.56 A$8.36	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.60 A$5.41	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$32.71 A$49.17	+149.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.08 A$19.67	+1.8%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Hervey Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$58.88 A$88.51	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$41.64 A$62.60	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$58.88 A$88.51	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$58.88 A$88.51	-58.8%
Average			-29.1%

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