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Hong Kong vs. Princeton Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 6.8% cheaper than Princeton.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 44.2% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Princeton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Princeton, you would:

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pay 49.7% less for restaurants

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$6.43 HK$50.04	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.39 HK$10.81	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$1.11 HK$8.66	-52.3%
Average			-49.7%

Princeton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.04	$2.19 HK$17.06	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.86	$12.44 HK$96.85	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15	$11.75 HK$91.46	+183.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$3.52 HK$27.37	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00	$4.85 HK$37.76	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.57 HK$12.19	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.09 HK$8.46	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.42	$1.62 HK$12.63	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.39 HK$10.79	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.10 HK$8.56	-11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.06 HK$8.25	-36.4%
Average			-11.1%

Princeton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$11.90 HK$92.63	+275.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$199.00	$67.49 HK$525.39	-66.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,955.62	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.46	$14.53 HK$113.08	-42.9%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,925.00	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.52	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+44.9%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,858.33	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,000.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	-44.4%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$5.23 HK$40.71	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$172.50	$79.18 HK$616.37	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	-14.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Princeton	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.80	$74.06 HK$576.57	+125.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.00	$42.18 HK$328.34	+75.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50	$91.97 HK$716.01	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.50	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	-29.5%
Average			+34.1%

Princeton vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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