Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Russia, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.05
₽601.28
|
$7.64
HK$59.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
₽388.86
|
$5.61
HK$43.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
₽65.95
|
$1.24
HK$9.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽34.05
|
$1.04
HK$8.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
₽44.55
|
$2.24
HK$17.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
₽365.92
|
$12.87
HK$100.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
₽286.82
|
$11.49
HK$89.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₽112.46
|
$3.57
HK$27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
₽152.03
|
$4.34
HK$33.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽55.62
|
$1.98
HK$15.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₽48.09
|
$1.00
HK$7.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽55.79
|
$1.62
HK$12.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₽93.92
|
$1.34
HK$10.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₽28.45
|
$1.14
HK$8.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₽22.01
|
$1.17
HK$9.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
₽198.84
|
$10.02
HK$78.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
₽1,596.64
|
$63.70
HK$497.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,723.29
₽2,436,307.47
|
$33,122.28
HK$258,607.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
₽267.95
|
$11.72
HK$91.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.10
₽544.29
|
$26.46
HK$206.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.22
₽25,678.35
|
$2,231.74
HK$17,424.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.58
₽17,802.89
|
$1,557.03
HK$12,156.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.47
₽6,010.90
|
$161.14
HK$1,258.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.74
₽18,590.28
|
$750.39
HK$5,858.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,542.10
₽391,387.15
|
$18,032.76
HK$140,793.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₽132.78
|
$7.01
HK$54.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₽145.45
|
$4.81
HK$37.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
₽181.01
|
$7.90
HK$61.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
₽2,559.79
|
$84.48
HK$659.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
₽341.24
|
$12.74
HK$99.46
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.55
₽5,237.62
|
$79.83
HK$623.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.71
₽3,392.91
|
$39.78
HK$310.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.20
₽6,353.81
|
$89.16
HK$696.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.51
₽7,508.80
|
$133.04
HK$1,038.69
|
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