Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 75.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 56.6% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 76.4% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 86.0% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Indonesia

Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Indonesia.

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Indonesia vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-74.7%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 56.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	-35.6%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 76.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	-80.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$10.36 IDR187K	-88.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$23,163.54 IDR418M	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	-73.1%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 86.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$19.77 IDR357K	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$280.41 IDR5M	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$163.85 IDR3M	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$49.89 IDR901K	-73.8%
Average			-86.0%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$132.24 IDR2M	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$5,685.47 IDR103M	-74.5%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	-69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$22.79 IDR411K	-75.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	-77.9%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$42.46 IDR766K	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$27.22 IDR491K	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$71.72 IDR1M	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$65.24 IDR1M	-45.6%
Average			-33.0%

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