Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 71.3% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,242
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,891
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩907
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩10,917
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,682
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,820
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,894
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,030
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,579
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,083
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,878
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,457
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,622
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩58,798
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,553
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩527,651
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩406,647
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 62.1% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩461,138
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,924
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,423
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,198
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,001
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩122,404
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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