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Hong Kong vs. Spokane Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 1.9% more expensive than Spokane.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Spokane. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Spokane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Spokane, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.40	$6.43 HK$50.04	-52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$1.39 HK$10.81	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15	$1.11 HK$8.66	-48.3%
Average			-52.5%

Spokane vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07	$2.19 HK$17.06	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.19	$12.44 HK$96.85	+51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85	$11.75 HK$91.46	+205.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37	$3.52 HK$27.37	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$4.85 HK$37.76	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.57 HK$12.19	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88	$1.09 HK$8.46	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.40	$1.62 HK$12.63	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.39 HK$10.79	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.10 HK$8.56	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.06 HK$8.25	-12.4%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22	$11.90 HK$92.63	+181.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.00	$67.49 HK$525.39	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,448.00	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.92	$14.53 HK$113.08	-23.2%
Average			+49.7%

Spokane vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.50	$22.19 HK$172.75	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,755.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,365.00	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$140.20	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+26.6%
Average			+3.9%

Spokane vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,345.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,622.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+7.9%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$6.48 HK$50.47	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.92	$5.23 HK$40.71	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.49	$13.11 HK$102.08	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.25	$79.18 HK$616.37	+78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	-19.7%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Spokane	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.61	$74.06 HK$576.57	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00	$42.18 HK$328.34	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.17	$91.97 HK$716.01	-19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	-1.5%
Average			+1.1%

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