Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
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pay 51.3% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
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pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
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