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Massachusetts vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Massachusetts is 2.7% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Massachusetts
Groceries
pay 0.7% less in Massachusetts
Transportation
pay 44.7% less in Massachusetts
Housing
pay 10.1% more in Massachusetts
Childcare
pay 51.9% more in Massachusetts
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.6% less in Massachusetts
Clothing
pay 5.8% less in Massachusetts

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

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Massachusetts vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.28
HK$65.00
$21.38
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.37
HK$50.00
$11.97
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
HK$10.24
$2.74
 
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pay 0.7% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.37
HK$18.59
$3.86
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.52
HK$98.23
$7.01
 
Milk (1 gallon) $11.07
HK$86.91
$4.07
 
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pay 44.7% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.51
HK$121.73
$3.83
 
Monthly public transit pass $89.19
HK$700.01
$71.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,597.12
HK$350K
$35,766.23
 
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pay 10.1% more for housing

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.52
HK$168.90
$73.63
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,207.41
HK$17,324.05
$2,181.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,690.00
HK$13,263.34
$1,944.96
 
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pay 51.9% more for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,171.99
HK$9,197.98
$2,041.15
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,295.74
HK$175K
$29,539.47
 
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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.65
HK$60.00
$6.35
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.04
HK$39.56
$5.18
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.38
HK$105.00
$12.90
 
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pay 5.8% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Massachusetts
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $67.63
HK$530.78
$51.91
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.11
HK$322.62
$36.86
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $80.54
HK$632.08
$92.15
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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