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Hong Kong vs. Toms River Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 0.0% more expensive than Toms River.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 82.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Toms River Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Toms River, you would:

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.50	$7.91 HK$61.55	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$6.43 HK$50.04	-50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09	$1.39 HK$10.81	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87	$1.11 HK$8.66	-40.4%
Average			-52.3%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$4.75	$2.19 HK$17.06	-53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54	$12.44 HK$96.85	+45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.25	$11.75 HK$91.46	+124.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.59	$3.52 HK$27.37	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.07	$4.85 HK$37.76	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66	$1.57 HK$12.19	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60	$1.09 HK$8.46	+81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.62 HK$12.63	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.68	$1.39 HK$10.79	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70	$1.10 HK$8.56	+57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25	$1.06 HK$8.25	-15.2%
Average			+5.8%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.1% more for transportation

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$11.90 HK$92.63	+275.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,344.69	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39	$14.53 HK$113.08	-35.1%
Average			+82.1%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.59	$22.19 HK$172.75	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,650.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,500.00	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+16.8%
Average			+1.1%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,154.10	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$57,250.00	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	-61.1%
Average			-64.1%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.71	$5.23 HK$40.71	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.99	$79.18 HK$616.37	+164.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.25	$12.85 HK$100.07	-25.5%
Average			+38.2%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Toms River	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.80	$74.06 HK$576.57	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.94	$42.18 HK$328.34	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.58	$91.97 HK$716.01	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$168.76	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	-15.4%
Average			-10.5%

Toms River vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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