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Wagga Wagga vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 7.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% more in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 9.5% less in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 8.5% less in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Wagga Wagga

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

Wagga Wagga vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wagga Wagga instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 75.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.77	$12.76 A$18.19	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.22	$9.81 A$13.99	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$2.59 A$3.69	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.69	$2.24 A$3.19	+101.3%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.12	$2.71 A$3.86	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.22	$4.99 A$7.11	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.80	$5.50 A$7.84	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.47	$4.32 A$6.15	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.90	$2.97 A$4.23	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.24	$1.48 A$2.11	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$1.35 A$1.92	+24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.67	$1.34 A$1.90	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.83	$1.86 A$2.65	+34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.59	$1.01 A$1.44	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.28	$1.04 A$1.49	-1.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.97	$4.23 A$6.04	-64.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.34	$73.27 A$104.46	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$301K	$29,060.36 A$41,431.93	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.50	$18.94 A$27.00	+30.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 9.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.39	$52.01 A$74.15	+134.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,356.98	$850.43 A$1,212.47	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,190.07	$654.17 A$932.67	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,387.15	$93.55 A$133.37	-47.3%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 8.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,115.54	$1,278.26 A$1,822.43	+23.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$13,332.06 A$19,007.78	-40.1%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.66	$6.54 A$9.33	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.87	$3.41 A$4.86	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.46	$31.07 A$44.30	+137.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$618.66	$26.17 A$37.31	-67.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.45	$13.08 A$18.65	+1.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$578.71	$69.44 A$99.01	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.56	$57.79 A$82.39	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$718.68	$94.12 A$134.19	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,115.78	$118.48 A$168.92	-17.0%
Average			+4.0%

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