Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 58.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 72.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 10.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.3% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$8.28 HK$65.00	-29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$6.37 HK$50.00	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$1.30 HK$10.24	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$1.09 HK$8.59	+30.9%
Average			-16.8%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$2.37 HK$18.59	+132.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$12.52 HK$98.23	+75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$11.07 HK$86.91	+140.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$3.47 HK$27.20	+85.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$3.96 HK$31.06	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$1.87 HK$14.70	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$1.25 HK$9.78	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$2.09 HK$16.41	+131.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.80 HK$14.11	+0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$1.43 HK$11.25	+252.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$1.44 HK$11.31	+345.6%
Average			+105.3%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$15.51 HK$121.73	+368.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	$89.19 HK$700.01	+119.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$14.40 HK$113.00	+43.1%
Average			+125.6%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$21.52 HK$168.90	+117.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+110.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+33.4%
Average			+72.6%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$22,295.74 HK$175K	-15.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$7.65 HK$60.00	+63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$5.04 HK$39.56	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$13.38 HK$105.00	+287.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$93.07 HK$730.44	+121.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$13.70 HK$107.50	+46.4%
Average			+80.3%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$67.63 HK$530.78	-37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$41.11 HK$322.62	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$80.54 HK$632.08	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$119.85 HK$940.64	-33.5%
Average			-37.6%

Moscow vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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