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Hong Kong vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 23.3% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 55.1% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Palo Alto, you would:

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-73.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30	$1.39 HK$10.81	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.44	$1.11 HK$8.66	-54.4%
Average			-58.1%

Palo Alto vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$5.06	$2.19 HK$17.06	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.39	$12.44 HK$96.86	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.85	$11.75 HK$91.46	+100.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26	$3.52 HK$27.37	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.63	$4.85 HK$37.76	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.22	$1.57 HK$12.19	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.09 HK$8.46	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.62 HK$12.63	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01	$1.39 HK$10.79	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.94	$1.10 HK$8.56	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.06 HK$8.25	-51.7%
Average			-23.3%

Palo Alto vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84	$11.90 HK$92.63	+145.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$67.49 HK$525.40	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.06	$14.53 HK$113.09	-23.8%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.78	$22.19 HK$172.75	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.63	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-1.2%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,823.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,000.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	-47.0%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$5.23 HK$40.72	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$13.11 HK$102.08	+14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$206.33	$79.18 HK$616.38	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00	$12.85 HK$100.08	-19.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Palo Alto	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$74.06 HK$576.58	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.00	$42.18 HK$328.34	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.89	$91.97 HK$716.02	+3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+14.2%
Average			+4.8%

Palo Alto vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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