Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.6 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 98.9% more for restaurants
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Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.96
|
$7.64
HK$59.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.95
|
$5.73
HK$44.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL12.12
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.63
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.87
|
$2.29
HK$17.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL65.50
|
$12.63
HK$98.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL54.44
|
$11.66
HK$91.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.71
|
$3.47
HK$27.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL31.32
|
$4.48
HK$35.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.41
|
$2.03
HK$15.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.39
|
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.95
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.65
|
$1.35
HK$10.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL4.01
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.63
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL90.77
|
$10.64
HK$83.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL275.56
|
$63.70
HK$498.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL288,063.63
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,029.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL58.10
|
$13.12
HK$102.62
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL171.66
|
$23.34
HK$182.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,106.98
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,896.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,815.50
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,736.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,507.60
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.08
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,087.37
|
$771.50
HK$6,033.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL66,664.20
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,502.92
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.32
|
$6.37
HK$49.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.80
|
$5.02
HK$39.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.74
|
$8.28
HK$64.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL452.07
|
$79.37
HK$620.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL81.42
|
$12.74
HK$99.63
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL768.21
|
$80.90
HK$632.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL555.32
|
$39.86
HK$311.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,399.42
|
$88.35
HK$690.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,601.08
|
$129.40
HK$1,011.97
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