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Rishon Leziyyon vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Rishon Leziyyon is 23.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Rishon Leziyyon
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Rishon Leziyyon
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Rishon Leziyyon
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Rishon Leziyyon
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Rishon Leziyyon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Rishon Leziyyon
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Rishon Leziyyon

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

Rishon Leziyyon vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rishon Leziyyon instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$23.87 ₪76.92	+201.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$17.90 ₪57.69	+178.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.22 ₪10.38	+131.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.57 ₪8.27	+130.6%
Average			+160.7%

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.49 ₪8.02	+13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$10.82 ₪34.88	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$8.15 ₪26.28	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.50 ₪14.51	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$7.12 ₪22.94	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.78 ₪5.74	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.07 ₪3.45	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.02 ₪3.28	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.75 ₪5.63	+26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.96 ₪3.08	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.74 ₪2.40	-29.7%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$8.14 ₪26.23	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$70.11 ₪225.95	+3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$51,486.58 ₪165,938.91	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	??
Average			+1.9%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$35.80 ₪115.38	+61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,245.53 ₪4,014.27	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,093.87 ₪3,525.51	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$201.69 ₪650.05	+13.6%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$906.92 ₪2,922.97	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,739.86 ₪34,614.08	-51.7%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$10.14 ₪32.69	+56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.24 ₪13.65	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$11.93 ₪38.46	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$70.21 ₪226.27	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$14.32 ₪46.15	+11.4%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Rishon Leziyyon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$108.14 ₪348.54	+46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$58.17 ₪187.49	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$126.79 ₪408.64	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$156.62 ₪504.79	+9.7%
Average			+32.9%

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