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Luang Prabang vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 43.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 33.0% less in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 58.4% less in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Luang Prabang

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$1.85 LAK40,115	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$5.54 LAK120K	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$0.90 LAK19,538	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$0.57 LAK12,489	-48.3%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.10 LAK23,949	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$12.58 LAK273K	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$6.50 LAK141K	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$2.40 LAK52,143	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$1.20 LAK26,072	-75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$0.62 LAK13,469	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$1.00 LAK21,726	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$1.00 LAK21,726	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$2.00 LAK43,453	+44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$0.67 LAK14,557	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.45 LAK9,777	-57.5%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 33.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$4.27 LAK92,687	-64.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	$59.59 LAK1M	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	$10.16 LAK221K	-30.1%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$6.92 LAK150K	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$1,142.50 LAK25M	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$850.11 LAK18M	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$64.60 LAK1M	-63.6%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$254.79 LAK6M	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-58.6%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$1.34 LAK29,079	-79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$1.58 LAK34,348	-69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$2.00 LAK43,453	-84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$84.48 LAK2M	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$2.49 LAK54,024	-80.7%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$72.71 LAK2M	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$61.17 LAK1M	+45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$74.56 LAK2M	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$52.86 LAK1M	-63.0%
Average			-9.7%

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