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Jhongli City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Jhongli City is 46.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Jhongli City
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Jhongli City
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Jhongli City
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Jhongli City
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Jhongli City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Jhongli City
Clothing: pay 56.6% less in Jhongli City

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Jhongli City.

Jhongli City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jhongli City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$4.92 NT$154.03	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$4.59 NT$143.76	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.49 NT$15.40	-64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.49 NT$15.40	-55.8%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.69 NT$53.06	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$15.02 NT$470.65	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$12.22 NT$382.88	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.56 NT$80.10	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.63 NT$113.84	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$2.03 NT$63.66	+29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.78 NT$24.51	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.98 NT$30.74	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.51 NT$47.43	+9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.58 NT$18.05	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.84 NT$26.36	-20.6%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$3.47 NT$108.84	-70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$34,999.18 NT$1,096,702.76	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$9.34 NT$292.66	-35.7%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$9.80 NT$307.04	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$415.10 NT$13,007.09	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$245.78 NT$7,701.56	-85.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$50.12 NT$1,570.52	-71.8%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$355.02 NT$11,124.48	-65.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$20,072.09 NT$628,961.08	-9.8%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$1.47 NT$46.21	-77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.62 NT$82.15	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$3.93 NT$123.23	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.18 NT$287.53	-28.6%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 56.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Jhongli City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$19.66 NT$616.13	-73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$16.39 NT$513.44	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$57.35 NT$1,797.03	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$65.54 NT$2,053.75	-54.1%
Average			-56.6%

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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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