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Chad vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Chad is 64.3% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Chad
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Chad
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Chad
Housing: pay 7.0 times more in Chad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.8% less in Chad
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Chad

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

Chad vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Chad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.74	$8.94 FCFA4,949	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.20	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$0.89 FCFA495	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.69	$0.89 FCFA495	-19.6%
Average			-14.0%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Chad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.11	$0.36 FCFA198	-83.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.17	$1.79 FCFA990	-85.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.76	$14.33 FCFA7,931	+22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.46	$2.15 FCFA1,188	-38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.88	$3.25 FCFA1,796	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.23	$2.23 FCFA1,235	+42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$1.01 FCFA561	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.67	$1.22 FCFA673	-25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.82	$1.16 FCFA644	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.59	$0.76 FCFA419	-31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.27	$0.76 FCFA419	-28.5%
Average			-25.8%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Chad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.92	$4.29 FCFA2,376	-63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.08	$89.44 FCFA49,492	+32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$301K	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.45	$4.02 FCFA2,227	-72.3%
Average			-42.9%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0 times more for housing

	Hong Kong	Chad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.30	$447.18 FCFA247K	+1915.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,347.82	$1,517.71 FCFA840K	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,183.49	$89.44 FCFA49,492	-94.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,386.46	??
Average			+595.0%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Chad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,111.49	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	??

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of childcare

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pay 84.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Chad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.63	$1.34 FCFA742	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.85	$0.89 FCFA495	-82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.40	$1.03 FCFA569	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$618.35	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.40	??
Average			-84.8%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Chad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$578.43	$26.83 FCFA14,848	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.39	$35.77 FCFA19,797	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$718.32	$44.72 FCFA24,746	-51.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,115.23	$89.44 FCFA49,492	-37.4%
Average			-41.9%

Hong Kong vs. Chad - Cost of clothing

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