Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 25.0% more expensive than South Carolina.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
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