Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 8.3 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs342
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs781
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs560
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs261
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs257
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs107
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs876
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,074
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,710,387
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs537
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,202
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,205
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,864
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,930
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 21.5 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs10,964
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,196
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs586
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs294
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs293
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,414
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs781
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,527
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,646
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,391
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,172
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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