Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 48.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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