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San Salvador vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 29.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in San Salvador
Housing: pay 18.8% less in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in San Salvador

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$7.00 SVC61.15	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$7.00 SVC61.15	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.14 SVC9.92	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.91 SVC7.96	-18.1%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.95 SVC17.04	-11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$3.77 SVC32.90	-69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.84 SVC59.75	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.01 SVC26.29	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.99 SVC26.09	-38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.77 SVC15.48	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.76 SVC6.61	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.17 SVC10.18	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.22 SVC10.62	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.97 SVC8.45	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.98 SVC8.52	-7.9%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$3.82 SVC33.38	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$15.00 SVC131.04	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$25,500.00 SVC222,770.86	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$29.93 SVC261.45	+106.0%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$43.33 SVC378.56	+95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$900.00 SVC7,862.50	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$758.33 SVC6,624.88	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$82.16 SVC717.73	-53.7%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$162.67 SVC1,421.07	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$6,420.00 SVC56,085.84	-71.1%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.00 SVC17.47	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.25 SVC28.39	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.00 SVC34.94	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$30.80 SVC269.07	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$5.25 SVC45.86	-59.2%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$62.60 SVC546.88	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$45.83 SVC400.41	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$131.80 SVC1,151.42	+43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$109.17 SVC953.69	-23.6%
Average			+3.2%

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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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