Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 75.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$8.28 HK$65.00	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$6.37 HK$50.00	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$1.30 HK$10.24	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.09 HK$8.59	-15.9%
Average			-30.6%

Mexico City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$2.37 HK$18.59	-21.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$12.52 HK$98.23	+107.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$11.07 HK$86.91	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.47 HK$27.20	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$3.96 HK$31.06	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.87 HK$14.70	+31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.25 HK$9.78	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$2.09 HK$16.41	+125.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.80 HK$14.11	+72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$1.43 HK$11.25	+56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.44 HK$11.31	+69.7%
Average			+43.9%

Mexico City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$15.51 HK$121.73	+169.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$89.19 HK$700.01	+345.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+107.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$14.40 HK$113.00	+120.3%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$21.52 HK$168.90	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+151.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+299.5%
Average			+133.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+168.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+85.1%
Average			+123.1%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$7.65 HK$60.00	+129.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$5.04 HK$39.56	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$13.38 HK$105.00	+153.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$93.07 HK$730.44	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$13.70 HK$107.50	+105.2%
Average			+85.3%

Mexico City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$67.63 HK$530.78	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$41.11 HK$322.62	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$80.54 HK$632.08	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$119.85 HK$940.64	+3.3%
Average			-13.5%

Mexico City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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