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San Miguel de Allende vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 20.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 29.3% less in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% less in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in San Miguel de Allende

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

San Miguel de Allende vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$12.00 MX$218.10	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.12 MX$147.63	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.41 MX$25.59	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.02 MX$18.54	-8.3%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.87 MX$70.39	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.12 MX$74.80	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.37 MX$97.56	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.65 MX$48.23	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$5.53 MX$100.50	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.91 MX$34.73	+22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.75 MX$13.71	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.29 MX$23.44	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.28 MX$23.23	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.14 MX$20.77	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.41 MX$25.68	+33.4%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.99 MX$90.63	-58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$6.50 MX$118.11	-90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$18,953.96 MX$344,480.68	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$33.33 MX$605.75	+129.4%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$35.42 MX$643.69	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,180.62 MX$21,457.31	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$778.19 MX$14,143.26	-53.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$47.64 MX$865.87	-73.2%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$352.00 MX$6,397.50	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$4,873.88 MX$88,580.75	-78.1%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.01 MX$54.62	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.62 MX$65.82	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.33 MX$78.74	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$44.65 MX$811.54	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$6.50 MX$118.11	-49.4%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$64.99 MX$1,181.08	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$59.57 MX$1,082.65	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$111.92 MX$2,034.08	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$144.41 MX$2,624.61	+1.1%
Average			+12.9%

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