Cost of living comparison

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Kennewick vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Kennewick is 6.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 90.5% more in Kennewick
Groceries
pay 12.8% less in Kennewick
Transportation
pay 31.4% less in Kennewick
Housing
pay 1.8% more in Kennewick
Childcare
pay 28.5% more in Kennewick
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.4% less in Kennewick
Clothing
pay 15.8% less in Kennewick

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

Kennewick vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 90.5% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.91
HK$61.52
$19.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.43
HK$50.02
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
HK$10.81
$2.13
 

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
HK$17.05
$3.32
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.44
HK$96.81
$4.29
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.75
HK$91.42
$3.70
 

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.90
HK$92.59
$3.86
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.49
HK$525.16
$12.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,564.70
HK$300,093.17
$33,832.84
 

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pay 1.8% more for housing

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.19
HK$172.67
$45.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,349.29
HK$18,281.10
$1,400.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,688.04
HK$13,135.54
$1,350.00
 

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pay 28.5% more for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,038.61
HK$8,081.99
$1,778.89
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,248.89
HK$173,130.82
$19,063.20
 

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.48
HK$50.45
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.23
HK$40.70
$4.50
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.11
HK$102.03
$10.00
 

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Kennewick
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.06
HK$576.32
$53.33
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
HK$328.20
$45.31
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.97
HK$715.70
$82.50
 

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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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