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Las Terrenas vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 42.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 50.8% less in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.2% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Las Terrenas

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Las Terrenas.

Las Terrenas vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Terrenas instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$6.24 DOP369.49	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$7.25 DOP429.08	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$0.97 DOP57.61	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$0.63 DOP37.19	-43.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 50.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$1.34 DOP79.52	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$3.66 DOP216.48	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$4.57 DOP270.71	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$1.61 DOP95.35	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$2.47 DOP146.39	-49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.10 DOP64.98	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.38 DOP22.77	-64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$0.51 DOP30.28	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$0.51 DOP30.28	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.51 DOP30.28	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$1.01 DOP59.55	-5.1%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$4.55 DOP269.59	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+41.9%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	-61.4%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-80.1%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$2.42 DOP143.03	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$1.99 DOP118.00	-61.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$4.83 DOP286.05	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$7.25 DOP429.08	-43.6%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-43.6%
Average			-29.8%

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