Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Hong Kong
  3. India
  4. Comparison
HKD
COMPARED TO
INR

Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than India.

If you lived in India instead of Hong Kong, you would:
local_dining

pay 50.3% less for restaurants

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
HK$49.80
$2.16
₹139.53
-66.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.46
HK$34.86
$3.69
₹238.19
-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
HK$9.33
$0.41
₹26.65
-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.99
HK$7.76
$0.20
₹12.82
-80.0%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 72.9% less for groceries

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.26
HK$17.62
$0.41
₹26.44
-81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.71
HK$75.82
$2.41
₹155.25
-75.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $11.03
HK$86.13
$2.46
₹158.53
-77.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.16
HK$24.69
$0.90
₹58.22
-71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.46
HK$34.85
$1.41
₹90.70
-68.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.51
HK$11.82
$0.81
₹52.42
-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.05
HK$8.20
$0.31
₹19.95
-70.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.31
HK$10.24
$0.42
₹26.82
-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.34
HK$10.45
$0.19
₹12.35
-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.10
HK$8.62
$0.15
₹9.42
-86.8%
Onions (1 lb) $1.08
HK$8.43
$0.17
₹11.12
-84.0%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 61.6% less for transportation

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.73
HK$60.39
$4.08
₹263.05
-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass $63.78
HK$497.99
$7.76
₹500.35
-87.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,890.81
HK$248,992.57
$12,253.56
₹789,987.10
-61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.74
HK$91.63
$2.35
₹151.22
-80.0%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 94.3% less for housing

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $26.29
HK$205.28
$12.53
₹807.76
-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,321.57
HK$18,126.01
$118.83
₹7,660.76
-94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,634.94
HK$12,765.02
$75.95
₹4,896.46
-95.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $149.08
HK$1,163.97
$26.89
₹1,733.76
-82.0%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 89.5% less for childcare

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $687.24
HK$5,365.70
$53.72
₹3,463.08
-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,987.03
HK$124,821.29
$1,696.28
₹109,358.95
-89.4%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.38
HK$49.80
$1.75
₹113.09
-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.67
HK$36.46
$1.40
₹90.39
-70.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.53
HK$58.76
$3.39
₹218.43
-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $79.04
HK$617.10
$17.20
₹1,108.94
-78.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.76
HK$99.60
$2.98
₹192.00
-76.7%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 56.7% less for clothing

  Hong Kong help_outline India help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.28
HK$611.22
$31.38
₹2,023.05
-59.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.90
HK$288.11
$31.22
₹2,012.60
-15.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $86.80
HK$677.67
$45.83
₹2,954.98
-47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $127.54
HK$995.81
$34.32
₹2,212.84
-73.1%
Hong Kong vs. India - Cost of clothing
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