Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Manila, you would:
pay 68.7% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,984.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.49
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,970.11
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$91.44
HK$714.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.05
|
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