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Hong Kong vs. Palm Springs Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 28.3% more expensive than Palm Springs.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Palm Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Palm Springs, you would:

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pay 45.4% less for restaurants

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67	$1.39 HK$10.81	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51	$1.11 HK$8.66	-26.2%
Average			-45.4%

Palm Springs vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.17	$2.19 HK$17.06	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00	$12.44 HK$96.86	+77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78	$11.75 HK$91.46	+145.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63	$3.52 HK$27.37	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21	$4.85 HK$37.76	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.57 HK$12.19	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.09 HK$8.46	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.62 HK$12.63	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.39 HK$10.79	-41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.10 HK$8.56	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.06 HK$8.25	-45.6%
Average			-6.3%

Palm Springs vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.67	$11.90 HK$92.63	+154.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$67.49 HK$525.40	+98.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,376.95	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.36	$14.53 HK$113.09	-20.9%
Average			+61.9%

Palm Springs vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,921.17	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,516.67	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$189.35	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-6.2%
Average			-9.6%

Palm Springs vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.83	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,400.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+164.9%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$5.23 HK$40.72	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.50	$79.18 HK$616.38	+143.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$12.85 HK$100.08	+7.1%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Palm Springs	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.46	$74.06 HK$576.58	+92.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17	$42.18 HK$328.34	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00	$91.97 HK$716.02	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.17	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+2.6%
Average			+38.5%

Palm Springs vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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