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Moose Jaw vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Moose Jaw is 7.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Moose Jaw
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Moose Jaw
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Moose Jaw
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Moose Jaw
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in Moose Jaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% less in Moose Jaw
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Moose Jaw

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

Moose Jaw vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$17.94 CA$24.81	+126.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.05 CA$13.89	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.33 CA$3.22	+67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.17 CA$1.61	+4.8%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.28 CA$3.15	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.96 CA$5.47	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.62 CA$7.77	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.05 CA$4.22	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.31 CA$5.95	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.36 CA$1.89	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.57 CA$0.78	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.08 CA$1.49	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.36 CA$1.89	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.41 CA$1.95	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.98 CA$1.35	-7.8%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.07 CA$5.63	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$57.41 CA$79.39	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$13.83 CA$19.13	-4.8%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$67.62 CA$93.51	+204.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$813.27 CA$1,124.63	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$681.71 CA$942.70	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$117.58 CA$162.60	-33.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$511.28 CA$707.03	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$14,674.71 CA$20,292.92	-34.0%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.02 CA$6.95	-22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.69 CA$3.72	-48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$12.92 CA$17.86	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$46.64 CA$64.50	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.41 CA$14.39	-19.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Moose Jaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$50.23 CA$69.46	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$56.93 CA$78.72	+35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$83.24 CA$115.11	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$108.71 CA$150.34	-23.9%
Average			-7.7%

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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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