Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 15.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 48.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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