Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 50.6% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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