Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 91.2% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 8.3% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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