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Rapid City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Rapid City is 2.6% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Rapid City
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Rapid City
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Rapid City
Housing: pay 10.6% more in Rapid City
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Rapid City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Rapid City
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Rapid City

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

Rapid City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rapid City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$15.00	+89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.43	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.63	+161.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.66	+49.5%
Average			+90.7%

Hong Kong vs. Rapid City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.97	+35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$6.61	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.96	-66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.38	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.31	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$2.22	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.70	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.76	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.79	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.26	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.43	+35.3%
Average			+2.6%

Hong Kong vs. Rapid City - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$3.08	-74.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$30.00	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$35,500.00	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$13.07	-10.0%
Average			-36.9%

Hong Kong vs. Rapid City - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.6% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$57.00	+156.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,030.00	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,138.80	-32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$131.52	-25.9%
Average			+10.6%

Hong Kong vs. Rapid City - Cost of housing

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$700.00	-32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	??
Average			-32.6%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.75	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$5.33	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$9.50	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$51.00	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$12.00	-6.7%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Rapid City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$61.67	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$75.00	+77.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$78.33	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$110.00	-23.0%
Average			+5.8%

Hong Kong vs. Rapid City - Cost of clothing

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