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Kamloops vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Kamloops is 3.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Kamloops
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Kamloops
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Kamloops
Housing: pay 23.0% more in Kamloops
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Kamloops
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Kamloops
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Kamloops

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

Kamloops vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$21.53 CA$29.77	+172.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.76 CA$14.88	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.59 CA$3.58	+86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.91 CA$2.64	+71.6%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.45 CA$3.38	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.99 CA$6.89	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$10.00 CA$13.82	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.67 CA$5.07	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$5.97 CA$8.26	+23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.82 CA$2.52	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.76 CA$1.05	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.79 CA$2.47	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.76 CA$2.43	+26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.20 CA$1.66	+9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.97 CA$1.34	-8.9%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.50 CA$6.22	-62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$35.88 CA$49.62	-46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$17.35 CA$24.00	+19.5%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$63.15 CA$87.32	+184.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,406.48 CA$1,944.95	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,112.26 CA$1,538.09	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$144.87 CA$200.33	-18.4%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$765.43 CA$1,058.47	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$3,946.74 CA$5,457.75	-82.3%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.74 CA$7.94	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.12 CA$5.70	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$16.15 CA$22.33	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$54.72 CA$75.66	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.76 CA$14.88	-16.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Kamloops
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$67.27 CA$93.03	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$58.60 CA$81.04	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$79.83 CA$110.40	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$112.42 CA$155.46	-21.3%
Average			-1.2%

Hong Kong vs. Kamloops - Cost of clothing

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