Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.4 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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