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Santa Fe vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Santa Fe is 43.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Santa Fe
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Santa Fe
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Santa Fe
Housing: pay 65.2% less in Santa Fe
Childcare: pay 95.1% less in Santa Fe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% less in Santa Fe
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Santa Fe

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Santa Fe.

Santa Fe vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.91	$7.00 ARS9,763.92	-11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.33	$7.50 ARS10,461.34	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$1.24 ARS1,723.24	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.10 ARS1,536.09	-1.0%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.00 ARS1,394.85	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.42	$4.50 ARS6,276.80	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.00	$3.79 ARS5,280.06	-67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.53	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	-57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.98	$2.71 ARS3,775.06	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.26	$0.74 ARS1,033.40	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.79 ARS1,101.47	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$0.44 ARS613.71	-72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.20 ARS1,676.63	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$0.23 ARS316.35	-79.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.50 ARS700.18	-52.6%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.17	$4.01 ARS5,588.07	-66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$30,000.00 ARS42M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.75	$15.00 ARS20,922.68	+3.3%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 65.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.76	$20.00 ARS27,896.90	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,395.98	$315.00 ARS439K	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,218.09	$200.00 ARS279K	-88.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.10	$42.25 ARS58,939.05	-76.2%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 95.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,132.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$1,080.00 ARS2M	-95.1%
Average			-95.1%

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pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.77	$1.26 ARS1,754.12	-80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.95	$2.09 ARS2,908.86	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.67	$3.40 ARS4,742.47	-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.98	$40.00 ARS55,793.81	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.66	$5.00 ARS6,974.23	-61.1%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Santa Fe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.94	$61.67 ARS86,015.46	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.26	$60.00 ARS83,690.71	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.20	$107.50 ARS150K	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.15	$95.00 ARS133K	-33.5%
Average			+2.2%

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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: March 2026

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