Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 16.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$8.47
₩11,674
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$4.85
₩6,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$2.82
₩3,880
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$2.77
₩3,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$41.78
₩57,576
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$8.96
₩12,353
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$592.83
₩816,979
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$384.99
₩530,546
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$3.92
₩5,409
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$52.16
₩71,885
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$10.63
₩14,656
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$114.47
₩157,746
|
|
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