Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 54.6% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
NT$150.47
|
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
NT$150.47
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$29.19
|
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NT$22.28
|
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$55.98
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.66
NT$257.73
|
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.86
NT$352.81
|
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
NT$90.11
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
NT$128.37
|
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
NT$66.13
|
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$30.27
|
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NT$37.54
|
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
NT$44.91
|
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$38.50
|
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$31.81
|
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NT$117.57
|
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.15
NT$1,284.03
|
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,634.35
NT$971,051.31
|
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.27
NT$275.87
|
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.89
NT$770.38
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.06
NT$20,860.42
|
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.09
NT$13,184.29
|
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
NT$1,673.46
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$643.32
NT$19,142.37
|
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,993.15
NT$446,128.73
|
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
|
pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
NT$60.19
|
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
NT$99.51
|
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
NT$130.41
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.72
NT$1,211.70
|
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.79
NT$321.01
|
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
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pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.94
NT$2,497.81
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.73
NT$1,003.54
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.70
NT$2,788.07
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.64
NT$3,798.05
|
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
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