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Tahiti vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tahiti is 64.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 93.7% more in Tahiti
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Tahiti
Transportation: pay 51.7% less in Tahiti
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tahiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Tahiti
Clothing: pay 74.8% more in Tahiti

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Tahiti are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Tahiti. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tahiti.

Tahiti vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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pay 93.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$15.33 CFPF1,591	+93.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$11.37 CFPF1,180	+76.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$2.47 CFPF256	+77.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$2.52 CFPF261	+126.3%
Average			+93.7%

Hong Kong vs. Tahiti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$10.28 CFPF1,066	+192.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$3.64 CFPF378	+162.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	??
Average			+177.6%

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pay 51.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$5.74 CFPF596	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	??
Average			-51.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$145.83 CFPF15,132	+557.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$1,370.22 CFPF142K	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$1,174.47 CFPF122K	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$57.49 CFPF5,966	-67.6%
Average			+104.4%

Hong Kong vs. Tahiti - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$5.87 CFPF609	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$4.71 CFPF488	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$53.78 CFPF5,580	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$12.72 CFPF1,320	-1.0%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 74.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Tahiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$140.15 CFPF14,543	+89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$93.43 CFPF9,695	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$175.19 CFPF18,178	+90.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$140.15 CFPF14,543	-1.9%
Average			+74.8%

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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: April 2026

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