Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 35.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
$3.47
NT$103.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
$4.69
NT$139.65
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
$0.96
NT$28.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
$0.71
NT$21.18
|
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pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
$1.95
NT$58.17
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
$10.10
NT$300.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
$11.80
NT$351.22
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
$2.36
NT$70.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
$3.43
NT$102.00
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
$1.55
NT$46.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
$0.83
NT$24.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
$1.03
NT$30.68
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
$1.27
NT$37.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
$1.10
NT$32.79
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
$0.88
NT$26.32
|
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pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
$3.80
NT$112.99
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
$32.90
NT$978.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
$33,482.36
NT$996,284.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
$8.27
NT$245.99
|
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pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
$22.95
NT$682.76
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
$381.82
NT$11,361.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
$277.62
NT$8,260.85
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
$56.04
NT$1,667.46
|
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pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
$481.16
NT$14,317.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
$10,528.17
NT$313,271.07
|
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pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
$1.71
NT$50.91
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
$2.50
NT$74.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
$4.06
NT$120.76
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
$39.81
NT$1,184.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
$9.62
NT$286.26
|
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pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
$63.93
NT$1,902.32
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
$29.49
NT$877.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
$77.98
NT$2,320.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
|
$116.89
NT$3,477.99
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