Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.2 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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