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Palmerston North vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 9.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 42.8% less in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Palmerston North

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Palmerston North.

Palmerston North vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palmerston North instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 71.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+82.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.91 NZ$17.16	+54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.36 NZ$4.08	+69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.01 NZ$3.48	+80.9%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.99 NZ$3.45	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.89 NZ$6.74	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.12 NZ$12.32	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$5.13 NZ$8.88	+46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.99 NZ$6.91	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.07 NZ$1.86	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.08 NZ$1.87	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.48 NZ$2.55	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.91 NZ$1.58	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-10.0%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.11 NZ$10.57	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$70.50 NZ$122.03	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$22,211.80 NZ$38,448.69	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$18.92 NZ$32.76	+30.3%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$45.43 NZ$78.65	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$807.70 NZ$1,398.13	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$663.47 NZ$1,148.47	-60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$64.71 NZ$112.00	-63.6%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 42.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$961.55 NZ$1,664.45	-7.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$4,843.04 NZ$8,383.31	-78.2%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$6.44 NZ$11.14	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.32 NZ$5.74	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$17.88 NZ$30.96	+36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$22.69 NZ$39.28	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-32.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$66.35 NZ$114.85	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$36.06 NZ$62.42	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$87.26 NZ$151.05	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$87.98 NZ$152.30	-38.4%
Average			-17.1%

Hong Kong vs. Palmerston North - 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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