Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 82.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
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Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$194.61
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$171.71
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$23.31
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.17
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$50.75
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$107.45
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$121.72
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$48.01
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$79.68
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$27.44
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$15.85
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$17.62
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.29
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$16.70
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$105.21
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$415.09
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$423,552.98
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$103.03
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$539.57
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$20,422.12
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,416.00
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$800.04
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$7,872.67
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$193,692.08
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$57.24
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$67.87
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$85.86
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,173.70
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$114.47
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
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pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,291.01
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$867.90
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,133.13
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,047.19
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
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