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Medicine Hat vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Medicine Hat is 9.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Medicine Hat
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Medicine Hat
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Medicine Hat
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Medicine Hat
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Medicine Hat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Medicine Hat
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Medicine Hat

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

Medicine Hat vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medicine Hat instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$15.07 CA$20.76	+90.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.05 CA$13.84	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.00 CA$2.76	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.75 CA$2.41	+57.0%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.82 CA$2.51	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.07 CA$5.61	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.58 CA$7.70	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.24 CA$4.46	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.94 CA$6.81	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.70 CA$2.34	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.59 CA$0.82	-45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.12 CA$1.54	-30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.49 CA$2.05	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.65 CA$0.89	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.67 CA$0.93	-36.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$3.71 CA$5.11	-68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$50.59 CA$69.71	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$15.07 CA$20.76	+3.7%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$60.15 CA$82.88	+171.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$801.31 CA$1,104.16	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$717.59 CA$988.80	-57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$152.49 CA$210.12	-14.1%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$841.80 CA$1,159.96	-18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$15,667.38 CA$21,588.86	-29.6%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.74 CA$7.91	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.72 CA$5.12	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$11.48 CA$15.82	-12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$54.78 CA$75.48	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$12.20 CA$16.81	-5.1%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Medicine Hat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$51.67 CA$71.19	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$26.91 CA$37.08	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$67.45 CA$92.95	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$68.17 CA$93.94	-52.3%
Average			-36.4%

Hong Kong vs. Medicine Hat - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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