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Jupiter vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Jupiter is 17.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Jupiter
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in Jupiter
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Jupiter
Housing: pay 51.6% more in Jupiter
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Jupiter
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Jupiter
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Jupiter

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

Jupiter vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$25.00	+216.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$9.75	+51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$3.03	+118.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$2.12	+90.4%
Average			+119.1%

Hong Kong vs. Jupiter - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$3.81	+73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$7.00	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$3.92	-66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$4.61	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$5.95	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$2.12	+35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.77	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$2.55	+56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$2.32	+67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$1.38	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$1.71	+61.6%
Average			+21.3%

Hong Kong vs. Jupiter - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$3.19	-73.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$36,050.00	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	$7.47	-48.6%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 51.6% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$68.33	+207.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$2,166.67	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$2,166.67	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$137.93	-22.3%
Average			+51.6%

Hong Kong vs. Jupiter - Cost of housing

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$900.00	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??
Average			-13.3%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$6.50	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$6.21	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$9.00	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$85.00	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$14.50	+12.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Jupiter
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$64.67	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$34.00	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$94.00	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$116.67	-18.3%
Average			-12.0%

Hong Kong vs. Jupiter - Cost of clothing

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