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

Saint John's is 0.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 91.7% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$13.88 EC$37.50	+75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.10 EC$30.00	+72.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.07 EC$5.60	+49.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.96 EC$2.58	-14.1%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.78 EC$7.50	+26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.07 EC$11.00	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$8.40 EC$22.71	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$5.37 EC$14.50	+52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.69 EC$9.98	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$2.96 EC$8.00	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.11 EC$3.00	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$3.70 EC$10.00	+128.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$3.70 EC$10.00	+167.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.30 EC$3.50	+17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.30 EC$3.50	+22.2%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.29 EC$17.00	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$51.53 EC$139.27	+254.8%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$77.58 EC$209.67	+249.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$99.04 EC$267.65	-44.2%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 91.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-91.7%
Average			-91.7%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.85 EC$5.00	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.95 EC$10.67	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$61.67 EC$166.67	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$6.20 EC$16.75	-51.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$50.00 EC$135.13	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$74.00 EC$200.00	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	??
Average			-26.0%

Hong Kong vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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