Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
Rs366.71
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
Rs1,018.65
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
Rs60.54
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs25.52
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs70.55
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
Rs522.06
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
Rs392.32
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
Rs206.23
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
Rs196.70
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs136.81
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Rs61.93
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
Rs80.86
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs41.93
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
Rs29.24
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
Rs36.97
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
Rs624.58
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
Rs1,044.11
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
Rs4,074,591.83
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
Rs1,069.58
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
Rs1,594.97
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
Rs24,491.84
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
Rs15,886.99
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
Rs2,779.39
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
Rs10,833.32
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
Rs393,438.39
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
Rs325.97
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
Rs205.12
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
Rs407.46
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
Rs3,866.79
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
Rs509.32
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
Rs3,606.94
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
Rs4,369.46
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
Rs6,812.21
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
Rs5,672.02
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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