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Lower Hutt vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 0.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Lower Hutt

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

Lower Hutt vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+82.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.30 NZ$17.83	+60.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.25 NZ$3.89	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+90.2%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.79 NZ$11.75	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+92.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.99 NZ$6.91	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.91 NZ$1.58	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.84 NZ$1.45	-21.0%
Average			-6.3%

Hong Kong vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+0.2%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-38.4%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	-48.1%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$19.62 NZ$33.95	+49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.38 NZ$17.98	-19.2%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+2.4%
Average			+12.3%

Hong Kong vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of clothing

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