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Richards Bay vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 48.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 55.0% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 36.7% less in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Richards Bay

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Richards Bay.

Richards Bay vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.73 ZAR12.36	-34.3%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 55.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.94 ZAR15.86	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-69.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.74 ZAR12.47	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.52 ZAR8.80	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-53.4%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$5.04 ZAR85.27	-57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-60.5%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 36.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	-42.6%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-91.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-88.6%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-77.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-44.2%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-44.5%
Average			-35.2%

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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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