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Hong Kong vs. Salt Lake City Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 14.5% more expensive than Salt Lake City.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 10.4% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, clothing, and housing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Salt Lake City.

Hong Kong vs. Salt Lake City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Salt Lake City, you would:

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25	$6.43 HK$50.04	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$1.39 HK$10.81	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.11 HK$8.66	-39.1%
Average			-44.0%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.19 HK$17.06	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43	$12.44 HK$96.85	+93.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$11.75 HK$91.46	+238.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$3.52 HK$27.37	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$4.85 HK$37.76	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17	$1.57 HK$12.19	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86	$1.09 HK$8.46	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63	$1.62 HK$12.63	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.39 HK$10.79	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$1.10 HK$8.56	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.06 HK$8.25	-14.7%
Average			+21.5%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$11.90 HK$92.63	+253.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.00	$67.49 HK$525.39	-20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$14.53 HK$113.08	+4.3%
Average			+62.1%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,633.85	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,392.27	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.44	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+32.1%
Average			+6.2%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 10.4% more for childcare

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,044.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+21.4%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19	$5.23 HK$40.71	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67	$79.18 HK$616.37	+158.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	-8.2%
Average			+37.8%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Salt Lake City	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$74.06 HK$576.57	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$42.18 HK$328.34	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.00	$91.97 HK$716.01	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.83	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+41.6%
Average			+7.6%

Salt Lake City vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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