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Manado vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 66.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Manado
Transportation: pay 79.4% less in Manado
Housing: pay 77.3% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Manado

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

Manado vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	-84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.30 IDR4,968.53	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.24 IDR3,974.82	-78.5%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.12 IDR85,262.57	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.75 IDR29,148.69	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.34 IDR22,311.51	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.88 IDR14,648.97	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.58 IDR9,690.86	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.38 IDR6,310.33	-65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.87 IDR14,423.60	-18.2%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 79.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$2.70 IDR44,871.94	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-81.5%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 77.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$13.43 IDR223,583.67	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$318.35 IDR5,299,761.14	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$97.49 IDR1,623,051.85	-94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$19.09 IDR317,803.81	-89.2%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$134.30 IDR2,235,836.73	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$5,013.94 IDR83,471,237.99	-77.5%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$1.59 IDR26,498.81	-69.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.30 IDR38,257.65	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$13.93 IDR231,864.55	-82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-79.1%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$91.03 IDR1,515,400.45	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$71.63 IDR1,192,446.26	-49.8%
Average			-28.4%

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