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Zhubei City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Zhubei City is 30.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Zhubei City
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Zhubei City
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Zhubei City
Housing: pay 50.9% less in Zhubei City
Childcare: pay 34.8% less in Zhubei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Zhubei City
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Zhubei City

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Zhubei City.

Zhubei City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zhubei City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$4.92 NT$153.80	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$5.41 NT$169.19	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.87 NT$27.34	-37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.62 NT$19.32	-44.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.97 NT$61.52	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$6.43 NT$201.10	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$11.62 NT$363.56	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.82 NT$88.18	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.56 NT$111.25	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.93 NT$60.46	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.09 NT$34.15	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.04 NT$32.44	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.56 NT$48.84	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.64 NT$51.16	+48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.10 NT$34.42	+3.8%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$3.82 NT$119.38	-67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$8.52 NT$266.59	-41.3%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 50.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$22.93 NT$717.41	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$203.18 NT$6,357.26	-88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-68.0%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 34.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$655.42 NT$20,507.29	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	-32.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.29 NT$71.78	-64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.36 NT$105.10	-35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.92 NT$153.80	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$10.49 NT$328.12	-18.4%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Zhubei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$95.04 NT$2,973.56	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-28.9%
Average			-6.6%

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