Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Seychelles

Victoria vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 35.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Victoria
Transportation: pay 55.3% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 46.6% less in Victoria
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Victoria

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Victoria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$18.02 SCR247.89	+117.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$12.63 SCR173.85	+98.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$2.32 SCR31.86	+77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$2.66 SCR36.58	+143.0%
Average			+108.7%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.74 SCR24.01	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$15.56 SCR214.11	+24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$7.27 SCR100.09	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$3.80 SCR52.35	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$2.82 SCR38.79	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$1.02 SCR14.06	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.25 SCR17.24	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.09 SCR14.99	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$2.85 SCR39.19	+58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.88 SCR12.14	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.83 SCR11.38	-42.7%
Average			-21.0%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$6.12 SCR84.18	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$33.37 SCR459.14	-62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$26,759.63 SCR368K	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	??
Average			-55.3%

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pay 46.6% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$138.63 SCR1,907.53	+544.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$954.78 SCR13,137.42	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$804.72 SCR11,072.54	-52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$106.13 SCR1,460.37	-44.3%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$8,698.34 SCR120K	-61.0%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$4.01 SCR55.24	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$4.00 SCR55.05	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$24.19 SCR332.86	+80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$78.21 SCR1,076.18	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$7.21 SCR99.16	-47.4%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$37.23 SCR512.31	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$24.74 SCR340.44	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$90.08 SCR1,239.46	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$100.89 SCR1,388.20	-15.8%
Average			-25.3%

Hong Kong vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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