Cost of living comparison

Nebraska, USA

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Nebraska Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 28.3% more expensive than Nebraska.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 98.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Nebraska Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% less for restaurants

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.75	$8.28 HK$65.00	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89	$6.37 HK$50.00	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.40	$1.30 HK$10.24	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84	$1.09 HK$8.59	-40.5%
Average			-50.3%

Nebraska vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81	$2.37 HK$18.59	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37	$12.52 HK$98.23	+133.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32	$11.07 HK$86.91	+234.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.12	$3.47 HK$27.20	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.24	$3.96 HK$31.06	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.87 HK$14.70	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.25 HK$9.78	+39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$2.09 HK$16.41	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.80 HK$14.11	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.43 HK$11.25	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42	$1.44 HK$11.31	+1.5%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 98.8% more for transportation

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85	$15.51 HK$121.73	+303.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.67	$89.19 HK$700.01	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,790.00	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.41	$14.40 HK$113.00	-6.6%
Average			+98.8%

Nebraska vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.93	$21.52 HK$168.90	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,173.46	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$975.28	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.50	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+11.1%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$941.62	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,239.33	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+15.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.25	$7.65 HK$60.00	+45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42	$5.04 HK$39.56	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.96	$13.38 HK$105.00	+49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00	$93.07 HK$730.44	+89.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.38	$13.70 HK$107.50	-4.7%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Nebraska	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.16	$67.63 HK$530.78	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.36	$41.11 HK$322.62	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01	$80.54 HK$632.08	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94	$119.85 HK$940.64	-0.9%
Average			+4.8%

Nebraska vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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