Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 60.8% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,071
|
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡918
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡842
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,844
|
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,574
|
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,928
|
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,112
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡267
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡441
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡544
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡493
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡516
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,098
|
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,959
|
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,693
|
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡344,854
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡211,168
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,947
|
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,401
|
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,532
|
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,482
|
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,737
|
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,286
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
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