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Santa Rosa vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 57.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Santa Rosa
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Santa Rosa
Transportation: pay 60.4% less in Santa Rosa
Housing: pay 56.5% less in Santa Rosa
Childcare: pay 90.1% less in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% less in Santa Rosa
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Santa Rosa

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$2.67 ₱157.63	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$3.14 ₱185.60	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.38 ₱22.37	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.26 ₱15.25	-76.8%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.26 ₱74.24	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$3.66 ₱216.10	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$7.81 ₱461.95	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$1.72 ₱101.70	-51.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$1.87 ₱110.71	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.93 ₱114.17	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.39 ₱23.06	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.30 ₱76.57	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.73 ₱43.36	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.24 ₱73.34	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.81 ₱107.02	+70.9%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 60.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.12 ₱243.55	-65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$24,944.52 ₱1,474,595.30	-35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$2.84 ₱167.80	-80.5%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$27.52 ₱1,627.14	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$240.84 ₱14,237.47	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$172.03 ₱10,169.62	-89.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$52.62 ₱3,110.71	-70.4%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 90.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$78.85 ₱4,661.08	-92.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$2,709.49 ₱160,171.56	-87.8%
Average			-90.1%

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pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$1.20 ₱71.19	-81.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$1.20 ₱71.19	-77.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$3.01 ₱177.97	-77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$20.64 ₱1,220.35	-73.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$6.88 ₱406.78	-46.5%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Santa Rosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$35.44 ₱2,094.94	-52.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$28.77 ₱1,700.87	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$86.70 ₱5,125.49	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$91.18 ₱5,389.90	-36.1%
Average			-31.5%

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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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