Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 39.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 61.7% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
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