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Hong Kong vs. Mossel Bay Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 3.4 times more expensive than Mossel Bay.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 11.2 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 76.1% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Mossel Bay. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Mossel Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mossel Bay, you would:

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.77 ZAR235.57	$7.91 HK$61.55	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 ZAR142.32	$6.43 HK$50.04	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR22.25	$1.39 HK$10.81	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 ZAR15.95	$1.11 HK$8.66	+19.3%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ZAR17.79	$2.19 HK$17.06	+110.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 ZAR76.07	$12.44 HK$96.86	+179.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 ZAR69.34	$11.75 HK$91.46	+189.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 ZAR50.65	$3.52 HK$27.37	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ZAR38.29	$4.85 HK$37.76	+116.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.76	$1.57 HK$12.19	+110.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 ZAR8.46	$1.09 HK$8.46	+119.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.58	$1.62 HK$12.63	+139.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 ZAR15.14	$1.39 HK$10.79	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ZAR14.69	$1.10 HK$8.56	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.47	$1.06 HK$8.25	+45.4%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR86.36	$11.90 HK$92.63	+135.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,075.72 ZAR343,534.21	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+92.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.09
Average			+114.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.11 ZAR686.41	$22.19 HK$172.75	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.99 ZAR8,179.39	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+391.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.16 ZAR5,889.16	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+390.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.54 ZAR1,172.78	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+159.0%
Average			+224.1%

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pay 11.2 times more for childcare

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.45 ZAR2,061.21	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+762.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,606.06 ZAR27,482.74	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+1285.3%
Average			+1023.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR39.26	$6.48 HK$50.47	+182.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 ZAR41.47	$5.23 HK$40.72	+115.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.44 ZAR58.89	$13.11 HK$102.08	+281.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.36 ZAR348.44	$79.18 HK$616.38	+288.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.35 ZAR314.09	$12.85 HK$100.08	-30.0%
Average			+167.6%

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pay 76.1% more for clothing

	Mossel Bay	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.00 ZAR735.82	$74.06 HK$576.58	+72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.37 ZAR382.80	$42.18 HK$328.34	+88.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.41 ZAR1,324.57	$91.97 HK$716.02	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.48 ZAR1,086.22	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+125.0%
Average			+76.1%

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