Cost of living comparison

compared to

Saint Helier vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 51.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 55.4% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 49.2% more in Saint Helier

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$40.06 £29.96	+406.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.68 £7.99	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.17 £2.37	+127.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.54 £1.90	+128.1%
Average			+182.2%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.33 £1.74	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.31 £3.22	-65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$8.21 £6.14	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$5.72 £4.28	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$5.27 £3.94	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.95 £1.46	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.44 £1.08	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.91 £1.43	+17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.89 £1.42	+36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.76 £1.32	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.72 £1.29	+62.2%
Average			+19.6%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$8.09 £6.05	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$66.77 £49.93	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$22,034.64 £16,478.19	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$25.19 £18.84	+73.4%
Average			-0.6%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.4% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$74.56 £55.76	+236.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$2,014.28 £1,506.34	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,629.23 £1,218.39	-3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$183.82 £137.47	+3.5%
Average			+55.4%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$2,136.69 £1,597.88	+105.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$16,915.48 £12,649.92	-24.0%
Average			+40.9%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$8.01 £5.99	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.89 £3.66	-6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$15.29 £11.43	+16.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$68.44 £51.18	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$20.70 £15.48	+61.0%
Average			+16.2%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$106.83 £79.89	+44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$71.67 £53.60	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$125.20 £93.63	+36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$209.22 £156.46	+46.5%
Average			+49.2%

Hong Kong vs. Saint Helier - 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.

Rome

Hong Kong vs.

Prague

Hong Kong vs.

Beijing

Hong Kong vs.

Ankara

Hong Kong vs.

Phnom Penh

Hong Kong vs.

Hanoi

Hong Kong vs.

Algiers

Hong Kong vs.

Bangkok

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

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

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 Saint Helier

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Helier 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.