Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Peru, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
$6.33
HK$49.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
$13.58
HK$105.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
$12.17
HK$94.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
$3.59
HK$27.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
$4.30
HK$33.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
$11.42
HK$88.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
$64.30
HK$500.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,099.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
$14.53
HK$113.03
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
$21.69
HK$168.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,988.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,009.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.98
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,801.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,567.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
$5.30
HK$41.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
$13.12
HK$102.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
$85.27
HK$663.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
$12.86
HK$100.08
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
$72.66
HK$565.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
$40.59
HK$315.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
$92.45
HK$719.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.83
|
|
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