Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hong Kong vs. Idaho Falls Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 30.0% more expensive than Idaho Falls.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 45.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 20.1% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Idaho Falls. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Idaho Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Idaho Falls, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$7.91 HK$61.55	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$1.39 HK$10.81	-37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$1.11 HK$8.66	-30.5%
Average			-41.0%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.1% more for groceries

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.19 HK$17.06	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22	$12.44 HK$96.86	+138.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$11.75 HK$91.46	+238.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$3.52 HK$27.37	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$4.85 HK$37.76	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.57 HK$12.19	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.09 HK$8.46	+75.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.62 HK$12.63	+33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.39 HK$10.79	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74	$1.10 HK$8.56	+49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17	$1.06 HK$8.25	-9.5%
Average			+45.1%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$11.90 HK$92.63	+253.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$14.53 HK$113.09	+4.3%
Average			+89.7%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.7% more for housing

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.50	$22.19 HK$172.75	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,000.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+134.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.08	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+46.6%
Average			+41.7%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+21.4%
Average			+15.3%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$6.48 HK$50.47	+44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$5.23 HK$40.72	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.00	$79.18 HK$616.38	+108.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$12.85 HK$100.08	-3.0%
Average			+39.4%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.1% more for clothing

	Idaho Falls	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.50	$74.06 HK$576.58	+26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$42.18 HK$328.34	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$91.97 HK$716.02	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+50.3%
Average			+20.1%

Idaho Falls vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Idaho Falls vs.

Kiev

Idaho Falls vs.

Ottawa

Idaho Falls vs.

Nairobi

Idaho Falls vs.

Moscow

Idaho Falls vs.

Wellington

Idaho Falls vs.

Prague

Idaho Falls vs.

Canberra

Idaho Falls vs.

Madrid

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. Hong Kong. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and Hong Kong.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Idaho Falls

Add prices for Hong Kong

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hong Kong or Idaho Falls. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.