Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 42.3% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Road Town
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
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pay 8.2% more for housing
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
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pay 0.5% more for clothing
Road Town
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
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