Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 9.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 91.4% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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