Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 88.6% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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