Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.0 times more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.83
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.87
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.91
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.61
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.67
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.63
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.95
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.13
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.83
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.97
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.32
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.55
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.89
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.98
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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