Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.4 times more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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