Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 34.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
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pay 33.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
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pay 15.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
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