Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Hong Kong
  3. United States
  4. North Carolina
  5. Comparison
HKD
COMPARED TO
USD

North Carolina is 3.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

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

pay 53.7% more for restaurants

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.74
HK$60.45
$14.18 +83.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.16
HK$40.30
$7.21 +39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
HK$9.41
$1.79 +48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.00
HK$7.79
$1.43 +43.6%
Average +53.7%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.1% less for groceries

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.98
HK$15.45
$2.59 +31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.22
HK$71.98
$4.91 -46.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $11.39
HK$88.95
$2.88 -74.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.59
HK$28.04
$2.22 -38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.50
HK$35.11
$3.64 -19.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.84
HK$14.34
$2.16 +17.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.02
HK$8.00
$0.72 -30.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.69
HK$13.22
$2.39 +41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.24
HK$9.72
$2.10 +68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.13
HK$8.81
$1.35 +19.7%
Onions (1 lb) $1.19
HK$9.28
$1.42 +19.2%
Average -1.1%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 21.9% less for transportation

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.56
HK$66.86
$2.30 -73.1%
Monthly public transit pass $64.51
HK$503.71
$53.38 -17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,257.44
HK$251,855.13
$24,068.94 -25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.87
HK$92.68
$15.21 +28.1%
Average -21.9%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.1% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $24.46
HK$191.01
$61.77 +152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,284.63
HK$17,837.64
$983.94 -56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,592.23
HK$12,431.57
$836.64 -47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $172.53
HK$1,347.07
$124.52 -27.8%
Average +5.1%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.4% less for childcare

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $737.61
HK$5,759.03
$800.97 +8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,731.50
HK$138,441.52
$15,003.94 -15.4%
Average -3.4%
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gamepad

pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.61
HK$59.44
$4.29 -43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
HK$37.07
$4.05 -14.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.87
HK$61.45
$6.21 -21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $79.14
HK$617.87
$34.22 -56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.90
HK$100.74
$10.57 -18.1%
Average -30.9%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.0% less for clothing

  Hong Kong help_outline North Carolina help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $78.76
HK$614.95
$39.57 -49.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.59
HK$293.47
$37.75 +0.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $88.08
HK$687.66
$72.38 -17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $120.75
HK$942.74
$90.77 -24.8%
Average -23.0%
Hong Kong vs. North Carolina - Cost of clothing
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