Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.9 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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