Cost of living comparison

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Indio vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Indio is 17.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Indio
Groceries
pay 4.1% more in Indio
Transportation
pay 44.8% less in Indio
Housing
pay 39.8% more in Indio
Childcare
pay 60.5% more in Indio
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.6% less in Indio
Clothing
pay 38.6% less in Indio

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

Indio vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.91
HK$61.55
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.43
HK$50.04
$15.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
HK$10.81
$1.88
 

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
HK$17.06
$3.43
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.44
HK$96.86
$3.30
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.75
HK$91.46
$4.28
 

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.90
HK$92.63
$4.80
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.49
HK$525.40
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,564.70
HK$300,226.22
$26,999.00
 

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pay 39.8% more for housing

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.19
HK$172.75
$57.25
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,349.29
HK$18,289.20
$2,200.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,688.04
HK$13,141.37
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pay 60.5% more for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,038.61
HK$8,085.57
$1,666.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,248.89
HK$173,207.58
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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.48
HK$50.47
$7.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.23
HK$40.72
$4.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.11
HK$102.08
$10.00
 

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Indio
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.06
HK$576.58
$49.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
HK$328.34
$32.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.97
HK$716.02
$50.00
 

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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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