Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
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pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
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pay 39.7% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
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pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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