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Hong Kong vs. Jackson Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 6.7% more expensive than Jackson.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 18.5% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 20.8% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Jackson. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Jackson Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Jackson, you would:

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$6.43 HK$50.04	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30	$1.39 HK$10.81	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$1.11 HK$8.66	-57.8%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.99	$2.19 HK$17.06	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.02	$12.44 HK$96.86	+12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33	$11.75 HK$91.46	+171.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99	$3.52 HK$27.37	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50	$4.85 HK$37.76	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.57 HK$12.19	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68	$1.09 HK$8.46	+59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.62 HK$12.63	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$1.39 HK$10.79	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.10 HK$8.56	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73	$1.06 HK$8.25	+45.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06	$11.90 HK$92.63	+288.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.44	$14.53 HK$113.09	+8.1%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 18.5% less for housing

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.50	$22.19 HK$172.75	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,000.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,533.33	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.28	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+56.7%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 20.8% less for childcare

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,166.67	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,000.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	-30.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$6.48 HK$50.47	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$5.23 HK$40.72	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.33	$79.18 HK$616.38	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$12.85 HK$100.08	-8.2%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Jackson	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67	$74.06 HK$576.58	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50	$42.18 HK$328.34	+29.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.67	$91.97 HK$716.02	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+42.8%
Average			+14.8%

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