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Marsascala vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Marsascala is 10.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 84.1% more in Marsascala
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Marsascala
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Marsascala
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Marsascala
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Marsascala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Marsascala
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Marsascala

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

Marsascala vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$20.44 €17.55	+158.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.68 €10.03	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.22 €1.91	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.52 €1.30	+36.5%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.58 €0.50	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.21 €4.47	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.92 €4.23	-58.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.46 €3.83	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$2.65 €2.27	-45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.59 €1.36	+1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.79 €0.68	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.60 €1.38	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.17 €1.00	-15.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.29 €1.11	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.06 €0.91
Average			-23.3%

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.92 €5.09	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$39,127.65 €33,603.26	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$24.53 €21.06	+68.9%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$29.20 €25.08	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$895.46 €769.03	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$759.19 €652.00	-55.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$76.75 €65.92	-56.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$773.79 €664.54	-25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$8,824.94 €7,578.96	-60.3%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$4.67 €4.01	-27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.34 €2.01	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$6.42 €5.52	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$52.56 €45.14	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.51 €9.03	-18.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Marsascala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$92.71 €79.62	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$23.36 €20.06	-44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$75.92 €65.20	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$55.48 €47.65	-61.1%
Average			-24.5%

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