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Saint John's vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 36.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 63.9% more in Saint John's
Groceries
pay 7.2% more in Saint John's
Transportation
pay 60.6% less in Saint John's
Housing
pay 44.6% less in Saint John's
Childcare
pay 88.6% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.4% less in Saint John's
Clothing
pay 17.6% less in Saint John's

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

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Saint John's vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 63.9% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.28
HK$64.98
$16.65
EC$45.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.37
HK$49.99
$9.25
EC$25.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
HK$10.23
$1.95
EC$5.27
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pay 7.2% more for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.37
HK$18.58
$2.78
EC$7.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.52
HK$98.20
$4.26
EC$11.50
Milk (1 gallon) $11.07
HK$86.89
$8.40
EC$22.71
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pay 60.6% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.51
HK$121.69
$6.11
EC$16.50
Monthly public transit pass $89.19
HK$699.80
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,597.12
HK$350K
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pay 44.6% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.52
HK$168.85
$81.40
EC$220.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,207.41
HK$17,318.98
$1,048.39
EC$2,833.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,690.00
HK$13,259.46
$678.37
EC$1,833.33
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pay 88.6% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,171.99
HK$9,195.28
$185.01
EC$500.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,295.74
HK$175K
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.65
HK$59.98
$2.41
EC$6.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
HK$39.55
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.38
HK$104.97
??
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pay 17.6% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Saint John's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $67.63
HK$530.62
$50.00
EC$135.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.11
HK$322.53
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $80.54
HK$631.90
$74.00
EC$200.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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