Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Louisiana, USA

Louisiana vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Louisiana is 23.6% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Louisiana
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Louisiana
Transportation: pay 52.2% less in Louisiana
Housing: pay 35.2% less in Louisiana
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in Louisiana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% less in Louisiana
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Louisiana

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

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Louisiana vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$19.39	+134.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$11.10	+74.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$2.36	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.88	+71.6%
Average			+99.5%

Hong Kong vs. Louisiana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$3.31	+39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$5.75	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$4.49	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$3.84	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$4.53	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$2.26	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.71	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$2.00	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$2.12	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$1.41	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.18	-18.1%
Average			-13.4%

Hong Kong vs. Louisiana - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$3.35	-78.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$53.00	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$35,118.78	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$14.51	+0.8%
Average			-52.2%

Hong Kong vs. Louisiana - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$64.95	+201.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$1,183.59	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$1,016.27	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$149.62	-21.5%
Average			-35.2%

Hong Kong vs. Louisiana - Cost of housing

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$1,354.94	+15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$12,067.78	-45.9%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$5.07	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$5.21	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$8.72	-34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$42.22	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$12.50	-8.8%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Louisiana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$47.34	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$40.59	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$80.13	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$111.19	-7.2%
Average			-10.6%

Hong Kong vs. Louisiana - Cost of clothing

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