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Hong Kong vs. Midland Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 38.5% more expensive than Midland.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 45.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 83.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 13.5% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 56.1% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Midland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Midland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Midland, you would:

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Midland	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$1.39 HK$10.81	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31	$1.11 HK$8.66	-15.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 45.3% more for groceries

	Midland	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64	$2.19 HK$17.06	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18	$12.44 HK$96.86	+101.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.98	$11.75 HK$91.46	+294.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.76	$3.52 HK$27.37	+27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40	$4.85 HK$37.76	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.57 HK$12.19	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.09 HK$8.46	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.62 HK$12.63	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70	$1.39 HK$10.79	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.10 HK$8.56	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.06 HK$8.25	+16.7%
Average			+45.3%

Midland vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.9% more for transportation

	Midland	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.13	$11.90 HK$92.63	+280.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,111.63	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.50	$14.53 HK$113.09	-35.4%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Midland	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.50	$22.19 HK$172.75	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+235.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.49	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+16.4%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 13.5% more for childcare

	Midland	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,466.67	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-29.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,250.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+56.1%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Midland	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$6.48 HK$50.47	+72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63	$5.23 HK$40.72	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$13.11 HK$102.08	+24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67	$79.18 HK$616.38	+90.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.12	$12.85 HK$100.08	+15.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 56.1% more for clothing

	Midland	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.33	$74.06 HK$576.58	+70.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$42.18 HK$328.34	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.80	$91.97 HK$716.02	+31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+116.4%
Average			+56.1%

Midland vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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