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Alaska vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Alaska is 35.0% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Alaska
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Alaska
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Alaska
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Alaska
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Alaska
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Alaska
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Alaska

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

Alaska vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.87	$29.06	+267.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.30	$13.66	+112.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$2.79	+101.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$2.22	+99.3%
Average			+145.1%

Hong Kong vs. Alaska - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.15	$4.78	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.37	$8.03	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.95	$4.69	-60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.51	$4.85	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.96	$6.40	+32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$3.59	+129.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$1.15	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$2.75	+69.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$2.83	+104.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$1.28	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$1.43	+35.2%
Average			+41.1%

Hong Kong vs. Alaska - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.12	$4.24	-64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.17	$47.50	-29.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$27,029.83	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.68	$18.16	+25.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.66	$124.91	+462.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,385.88	$1,500.50	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,210.83	$1,309.00	-22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,389.34	$190.02	+7.0%
Average			+102.8%

Hong Kong vs. Alaska - Cost of housing

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,128.31	$1,147.73	+10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$10,350.00	-53.5%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.74	$6.84	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.93	$5.54	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.62	$13.05	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.64	$104.50	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.60	$12.65	-1.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Alaska
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.62	$54.08	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.08	$48.00	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.81	$90.63	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,117.54	$127.30	-10.9%
Average			-6.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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