Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

United States

Northampton vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Northampton is 18.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 98.3% more in Northampton
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Northampton
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Northampton
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Northampton
Childcare: pay 23.2% more in Northampton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Northampton
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Northampton

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

Northampton vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.96	$20.00	+153.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.38	$10.50	+63.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.89	$2.71	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.72	$2.02	+81.6%
Average			+98.3%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.17	$3.93	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.51	$7.62	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.08	$3.94	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.55	$5.68	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$38.01	$6.66	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$2.27	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.52	$0.65	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.71	$1.60	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.86	$2.17	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.62	$1.22	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$1.34	+26.5%
Average			+15.5%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.25	$3.01	-74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$36,787.68	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.85	$16.15	+11.2%
Average			-22.7%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.92	$78.75	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,413.13	$2,050.00	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,230.41	$1,750.00	+3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,391.40	$102.09	-42.5%
Average			+50.9%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of housing

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pay 23.2% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,140.36	$1,766.67	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$17,000.00	-23.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.81	$5.50	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.99	$4.50	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.77	$14.75	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.55	$52.50	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.75	$15.00	+16.7%
Average			-6.7%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.48	$23.50	-68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.57	$39.77	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.87	$86.67	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,119.20	$107.83	-24.5%
Average			-26.1%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of clothing

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