Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 46.7% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 85.1% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.7% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$8.28 HK$65.00	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$6.37 HK$50.00	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.30 HK$10.24	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.09 HK$8.59	-45.3%
Average			-29.8%

Marshall Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$2.37 HK$18.59	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$12.52 HK$98.23	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$11.07 HK$86.91	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$3.47 HK$27.20	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$3.96 HK$31.06	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.87 HK$14.70	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.25 HK$9.78	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$2.09 HK$16.41	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.80 HK$14.11	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.43 HK$11.25	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.44 HK$11.31	-42.2%
Average			-35.6%

Marshall Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$15.51 HK$121.73	+127.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$89.19 HK$700.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+78.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 HK$113.00
Average			+103.4%

Marshall Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.1% more for housing

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$21.52 HK$168.90	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+184.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+93.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	-0.3%
Average			+85.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+681.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+744.5%
Average			+712.3%

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$7.65 HK$60.00	+69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$5.04 HK$39.56	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$13.38 HK$105.00	+123.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$93.07 HK$730.44	+148.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.70 HK$107.50
Average			+80.7%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$67.63 HK$530.78	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$41.11 HK$322.62	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$80.54 HK$632.08	+168.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$119.85 HK$940.64	+139.7%
Average			+59.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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