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Hong Kong vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 13.5% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12 ₪74.52	$7.91 HK$61.52	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪57.69	$6.43 HK$50.01	-64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ₪10.47	$1.39 HK$10.81	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 ₪8.43	$1.11 HK$8.66	-57.5%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07 ₪9.91	$2.19 HK$17.05	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 ₪27.96	$12.44 HK$96.81	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.26 ₪26.63	$11.75 HK$91.42	+42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ₪14.10	$3.52 HK$27.36	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12 ₪19.71	$4.85 HK$37.74	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 ₪6.28	$1.57 HK$12.18	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ₪4.09	$1.09 HK$8.46	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₪3.49	$1.62 HK$12.62	+49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 ₪5.81	$1.39 HK$10.78	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ₪2.87	$1.10 HK$8.56	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ₪3.03	$1.06 HK$8.24	+12.7%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪26.77	$11.90 HK$92.58	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.65 ₪256.72	$67.49 HK$525.15	-15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,715.99 ₪163,455.36	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.80 ₪28.36	$14.53 HK$113.03	+65.1%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 ₪105.33	$22.19 HK$172.67	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,801.16 ₪5,805.07	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,339.77 ₪4,318.02	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$211.83 ₪682.71	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	-16.2%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,392.66 ₪4,488.47	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,581.15 ₪85,669.84	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	-16.3%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪30.77	$6.48 HK$50.45	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 ₪14.19	$5.23 HK$40.70	+18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.53 ₪40.38	$13.11 HK$102.03	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.89 ₪273.61	$79.18 HK$616.09	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.87 ₪44.71	$12.85 HK$100.03	-7.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.96 ₪373.74	$74.06 HK$576.31	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.18 ₪226.18	$42.18 HK$328.19	-39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$144.76 ₪466.55	$91.97 HK$715.69	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.09 ₪525.62	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	-12.4%
Average			-31.2%

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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