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Hong Kong vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 64.1% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 88.3% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.57 MX$246.64	$7.91 HK$61.55	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.31 MX$187.45	$6.43 HK$50.04	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 MX$27.31	$1.39 HK$10.81	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MX$19.35	$1.11 HK$8.66	+4.5%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 MX$51.91	$2.19 HK$17.06	-23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 MX$100.14	$12.44 HK$96.85	+125.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 MX$122.87	$11.75 HK$91.46	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.59 MX$47.11	$3.52 HK$27.37	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.49 MX$81.62	$4.85 HK$37.76	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MX$28.11	$1.57 HK$12.19	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.67	$1.09 HK$8.46	+55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.62	$1.62 HK$12.63	+67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.39 HK$10.79	+40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$19.60	$1.10 HK$8.56	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 MX$22.60	$1.06 HK$8.25	-14.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 MX$95.52	$11.90 HK$92.63	+126.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.97 MX$799.12	$67.49 HK$525.39	+53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,155.97 MX$439,025.02	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.59 MX$192.38	$14.53 HK$113.08	+37.2%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 88.3% more for housing

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.26 MX$549.88	$22.19 HK$172.75	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$919.42 MX$16,710.08	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+155.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$717.49 MX$13,040.17	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+135.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.90 MX$1,706.58	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+89.1%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.64 MX$6,681.79	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+182.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,179.87 MX$166,840.47	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+142.4%
Average			+162.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 MX$49.33	$6.48 HK$50.47	+138.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 MX$69.63	$5.23 HK$40.71	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.61 MX$83.86	$13.11 HK$102.08	+184.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.58 MX$701.10	$79.18 HK$616.37	+105.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 MX$108.52	$12.85 HK$100.07	+115.3%
Average			+116.0%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.26 MX$1,131.60	$74.06 HK$576.57	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.64 MX$793.05	$42.18 HK$328.34	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.54 MX$2,099.92	$91.97 HK$716.01	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.97 MX$2,543.95	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+2.0%
Average			-0.7%

Monterrey vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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