Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 54.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$2.26
THB74.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$0.63
THB20.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.35
THB11.57
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
$7.97
THB263.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$6.00
THB198.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.07
THB35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.19
THB39.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.48
THB16.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.79
THB26.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.64
THB21.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.45
THB15.07
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
$4.25
THB140.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
$22.11
THB732.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
$9.24
THB305.90
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
$1.87
THB62.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.81
THB59.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
$5.45
THB180.59
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
|
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
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