Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.5 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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