Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santa Rita vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary
Santa Rita is 23.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.8% more in Santa Rita
- Groceries
-
pay 25.5% more in Santa Rita
- Transportation
-
pay 49.1% less in Santa Rita
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% more in Santa Rita
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.1% more in Santa Rita
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santa Rita are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santa Rita.
Santa Rita vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santa Rita instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
HK$61.55
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
HK$50.04
|
$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
HK$10.81
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$2.50
|
|
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of restaurants
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
HK$17.06
|
$4.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.44
HK$96.85
|
$9.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.75
HK$91.46
|
$14.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
HK$27.37
|
$3.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
HK$37.76
|
$2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
HK$12.19
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
HK$8.46
|
$1.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.63
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HK$10.79
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
HK$8.56
|
$1.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
HK$8.25
|
$1.29
|
|
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of groceries
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.90
HK$92.63
|
$6.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.49
HK$525.39
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,564.70
HK$300,222.36
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.08
|
?? | |
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of transportation
pay 36.0% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.19
HK$172.75
|
$80.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,349.29
HK$18,288.97
|
$900.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,688.04
HK$13,141.20
|
$600.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.52
HK$1,382.01
|
$195.00
|
|
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
?? |
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of childcare
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.48
HK$50.47
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
HK$40.71
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.11
HK$102.08
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.18
HK$616.37
|
$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.85
HK$100.07
|
?? | |
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Santa Rita
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
HK$576.57
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.18
HK$328.34
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.97
HK$716.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.80
HK$1,111.65
|
?? |
Hong Kong vs. Santa Rita - Cost of clothing
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