Cost of living comparison

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Hong Kong vs. Kearney Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 36.1% more expensive than Kearney.

Restaurants
pay 41.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries
pay 42.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Housing
pay 50.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare
pay 1.7% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing
pay 49.4% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Kearney. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Kearney Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.3% less for restaurants

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$7.91
HK$61.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$6.43
HK$50.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
 
$1.39
HK$10.81

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
 
$2.19
HK$17.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
 
$12.44
HK$96.81
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$11.75
HK$91.42

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.99
 
$11.90
HK$92.58
Monthly public transit pass ?? $67.49
HK$525.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,000.00
 
$38,564.70
HK$300,085.46

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pay 50.5% more for housing

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.00
 
$22.19
HK$172.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $925.00
 
$2,349.29
HK$18,280.63
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $730.00
 
$1,688.04
HK$13,135.21

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $917.50
 
$1,038.61
HK$8,081.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,673.50
 
$22,248.89
HK$173,126.37

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$6.48
HK$50.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.39
 
$5.23
HK$40.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.43
 
$13.11
HK$102.03

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

 
Kearney
Hong Kong
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$74.06
HK$576.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.25
 
$42.18
HK$328.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.00
 
$91.97
HK$715.69

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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