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St. Gallen vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

St. Gallen is 2.0 times more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in St. Gallen
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in St. Gallen
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in St. Gallen
Housing: pay 39.3% more in St. Gallen
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in St. Gallen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% more in St. Gallen
Clothing: pay 74.9% more in St. Gallen

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in St. Gallen are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in St. Gallen.

St. Gallen vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Gallen instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$31.28 CHF24.90	+295.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$18.77 CHF14.94	+192.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$5.91 CHF4.70	+325.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$5.33 CHF4.24	+379.2%
Average			+298.0%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.68 CHF2.13	+22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$14.01 CHF11.16	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$8.60 CHF6.85	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$8.20 CHF6.53	+133.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$14.93 CHF11.88	+207.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.48 CHF1.17	-5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.86 CHF0.69	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.16 CHF0.92	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$3.29 CHF2.62	+137.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.17 CHF0.94	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.06 CHF0.85	+0.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$8.32 CHF6.62	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$90.09 CHF71.71	+33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$41,041.86 CHF32,668.99	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$45.92 CHF36.55	+216.1%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 39.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$54.06 CHF43.03	+143.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,829.99 CHF1,456.66	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,543.24 CHF1,228.41	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$255.96 CHF203.74	+44.2%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$2,877.94 CHF2,290.81	+177.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	??
Average			+177.1%

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$8.13 CHF6.47	+25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$6.26 CHF4.98	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$11.01 CHF8.76	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$82.72 CHF65.85	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$31.28 CHF24.90	+143.3%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 74.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	St. Gallen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$150.15 CHF119.52	+102.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$66.73 CHF53.12	+58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$158.49 CHF126.16	+72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$237.74 CHF189.24	+66.5%
Average			+74.9%

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