Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 16.8% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪61.93
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.74
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.93
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.95
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.54
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.22
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.63
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.57
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.85
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.14
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.80
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.73
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.04
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.36
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪219.86
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,244.76
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 39.7% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.71
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,099.10
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,821.08
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪416.63
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,832.12
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,469.12
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.90
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.01
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.13
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪250.83
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪290.18
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪206.44
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪411.59
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪425.79
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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