Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.1 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 22.8 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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