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Hong Kong vs. Red Deer Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 40.1% more expensive than Red Deer.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 78.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Red Deer. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Red Deer Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Red Deer, you would:

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.22 CA$23.73	$7.91 HK$61.52	-54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.69 CA$13.35	$6.43 HK$50.01	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CA$2.32	$1.39 HK$10.81	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.41	$1.11 HK$8.66	-36.4%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CA$3.53	$2.19 HK$17.05	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 CA$7.15	$12.44 HK$96.81	+139.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 CA$8.73	$11.75 HK$91.42	+85.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CA$4.37	$3.52 HK$27.36	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.43 CA$7.48	$4.85 HK$37.74	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 CA$2.80	$1.57 HK$12.18	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 CA$0.84	$1.09 HK$8.46	+79.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.35	$1.62 HK$12.62	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.39 HK$10.78	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 CA$1.50	$1.10 HK$8.56	+1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 CA$1.27	$1.06 HK$8.24	+15.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.12	$11.90 HK$92.58	+220.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.92 CA$72.92	$67.49 HK$525.15	+27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 CA$18.74	$14.53 HK$113.03	+6.8%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.09 CA$86.93	$22.19 HK$172.67	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	+73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.49 CA$197.72	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	+23.7%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$665.47 CA$916.98	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	+56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	+150.0%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.92	$6.48 HK$50.45	+29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 CA$5.07	$5.23 HK$40.70	+42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.78	$13.11 HK$102.03	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.84 CA$53.52	$79.18 HK$616.09	+103.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.83	$12.85 HK$100.03	+19.4%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Red Deer	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.96 CA$68.84	$74.06 HK$576.31	+48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.08 CA$46.96	$42.18 HK$328.19	+23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.91 CA$101.85	$91.97 HK$715.69	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.50 CA$138.49	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	+42.1%
Average			+34.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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