Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 61.6% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA834
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA978
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA826
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA559
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA640
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA667
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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