Cost of living comparison

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New Providence vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

New Providence is 79.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in New Providence
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in New Providence
Housing: pay 85.3% more in New Providence
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in New Providence

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in New Providence are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in New Providence.

New Providence vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Providence instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.85	$30.00 BSD30.00	+279.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$9.75 BSD9.75	+51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$4.75 BSD4.75	+241.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$3.50 BSD3.50	+214.6%
Average			+196.9%

Hong Kong vs. New Providence - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$4.69 BSD4.69	+114.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.33	$6.76 BSD6.76	-45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.91	$11.29 BSD11.29	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$6.50 BSD6.50	+84.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$3.75 BSD3.75	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.34 BSD1.34	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$1.86 BSD1.86	+71.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$2.03 BSD2.03	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$1.40 BSD1.40	+1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$1.40 BSD1.40	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$1.12 BSD1.12	+5.3%
Average			+22.1%

Hong Kong vs. New Providence - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.08	??
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.64	??

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pay 85.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.60	$100.00 BSD100.00	+350.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,378.83	$1,500.00 BSD1,500.00	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,205.77	$700.00 BSD700.00	-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.80	??
Average			+85.3%

Hong Kong vs. New Providence - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,125.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.72	$9.25 BSD9.25	+42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$6.17 BSD6.17	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.58	$12.00 BSD12.00	-8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.40	$75.00 BSD75.00	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.57	$15.00 BSD15.00	+16.7%
Average			+12.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Hong Kong	New Providence
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.40	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.95	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.53	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,117.11	??

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