Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 21.2 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 132.5 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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