Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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