Cost of living comparison

compared to

Parksville vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Parksville is 3.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Parksville
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Parksville
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Parksville
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Parksville
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Parksville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Parksville
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Parksville

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

Parksville vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$16.14 CA$22.32	+104.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.32 CA$12.89	+45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.01 CA$2.78	+44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.51 CA$2.08	+35.4%
Average			+57.3%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.29 CA$3.17	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.60 CA$6.37	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.94 CA$10.98	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.15 CA$4.35	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.55 CA$6.30	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.38 CA$1.91	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.57 CA$0.79	-47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.17 CA$1.62	-27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.74 CA$2.40	+25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.11 CA$1.53	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.97 CA$1.34	-8.8%
Average			-16.1%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.45 CA$6.16	-62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$23,309.77 CA$32,233.92	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$29.05 CA$40.17	+100.0%
Average			-0.7%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$44.47 CA$61.49	+100.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,326.86 CA$1,834.85	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$83.23 CA$115.09	-53.1%
Average			+1.3%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$860.67 CA$1,190.18	-17.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$10,758.36 CA$14,877.19	-51.6%
Average			-34.4%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.38 CA$7.44	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.53 CA$4.88	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$16.14 CA$22.32	+23.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$58.57 CA$81.00	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$11.83 CA$16.36	-7.9%
Average			-12.1%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Parksville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$46.26 CA$63.97	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$32.99 CA$45.62	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$91.62 CA$126.70	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$114.76 CA$158.69	-19.6%
Average			-19.8%

Hong Kong vs. Parksville - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Hong Kong vs.

Mexico City

Hong Kong vs.

Reykjavik

Hong Kong vs.

Singapore

Hong Kong vs.

Canberra

Hong Kong vs.

Bangkok

Hong Kong vs.

Athens

Hong Kong vs.

Ottawa

Hong Kong vs.

Wellington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Hong Kong vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Hong Kong and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hong Kong

Add prices for Parksville

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Parksville or Hong Kong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.