Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 68.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$199.51
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.61
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.94
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.94
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.39
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$248.36
|
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$363.37
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.93
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.25
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.28
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.38
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.81
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.76
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.74
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.99
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.92
|
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,197.04
|
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,006,512.81
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$284.30
|
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$820.18
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,222.56
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,178.77
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,308.93
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
|
pay 28.8% more for childcare
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,004.45
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$567,514.01
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.80
|
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.94
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.69
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,239.70
|
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$299.26
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,995.07
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$968.25
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,832.13
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,325.12
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
|
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