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Hong Kong vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 68.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.39 HK$10.81	-28.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.11 HK$8.66	+14.5%
Average			-5.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.19 HK$17.06	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$12.44 HK$96.85	+121.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$11.75 HK$91.46	+51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$3.52 HK$27.37	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$4.85 HK$37.76	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.57 HK$12.19	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.09 HK$8.46	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.62 HK$12.63	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$1.39 HK$10.79	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.10 HK$8.56	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.06 HK$8.25	+35.0%
Average			+6.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.9% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$11.90 HK$92.63	+103.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.08
Average			+68.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+409.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+331.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+124.1%
Average			+204.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+422.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35
Average			+422.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$6.48 HK$50.47	+66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.23 HK$40.71	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$79.18 HK$616.37	+61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	+82.8%
Average			+58.8%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$74.06 HK$576.57	+46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$42.18 HK$328.34	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$91.97 HK$716.01	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+10.3%
Average			+5.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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