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Saint John vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Saint John is 9.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 66.4% more in Saint John
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Saint John
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Saint John
Housing: pay 6.9% more in Saint John
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Saint John
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Saint John
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Saint John

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

Saint John vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$21.53 CA$29.69	+172.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$10.76 CA$14.85	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.76 CA$2.43	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.11 CA$1.52	-0.7%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.78 CA$3.84	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.11 CA$8.43	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$7.32 CA$10.10	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.51 CA$4.85
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$5.42 CA$7.48	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.77 CA$2.44	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.68 CA$0.93	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.77 CA$2.44	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.85 CA$2.56	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.92 CA$1.27	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.28 CA$1.77	+21.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$4.27 CA$5.89	-64.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	$58.12 CA$80.17	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$24,382.26 CA$33,631.67	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$13.06 CA$18.01	-10.1%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 6.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$61.71 CA$85.12	+178.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$1,026.15 CA$1,415.42	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$879.05 CA$1,212.51	-47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$95.48 CA$131.70	-46.2%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$161.46 CA$222.71	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$11,481.44 CA$15,836.92	-48.4%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$4.66 CA$6.43	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.05 CA$4.21	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$14.35 CA$19.80	+9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$53.82 CA$74.24	-32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$14.35 CA$19.80	+11.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Saint John
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$40.04 CA$55.23	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$39.47 CA$54.44	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$84.32 CA$116.30	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$108.83 CA$150.12	-23.8%
Average			-21.1%

Hong Kong vs. Saint John - Cost of clothing

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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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