Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺86.97
|
$7.64
HK$59.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺105.25
|
$5.73
HK$44.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺17.90
|
$1.23
HK$9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺6.29
|
$1.11
HK$8.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺11.33
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺75.47
|
$12.63
HK$98.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺88.70
|
$11.66
HK$90.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺40.46
|
$3.47
HK$27.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺45.91
|
$4.48
HK$34.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺8.73
|
$2.03
HK$15.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺15.07
|
$1.13
HK$8.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺8.86
|
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺12.19
|
$1.35
HK$10.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺6.33
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺5.59
|
$1.18
HK$9.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺125.17
|
$10.64
HK$82.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺440.78
|
$63.70
HK$496.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺991,421.50
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,221.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺124.83
|
$13.12
HK$102.30
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺241.80
|
$23.34
HK$181.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺6,299.65
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,840.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,156.74
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,696.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,428.63
|
$157.03
HK$1,224.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺4,790.80
|
$771.50
HK$6,014.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺100,188.11
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,042.71
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺54.96
|
$6.37
HK$49.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺44.65
|
$5.02
HK$39.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺47.20
|
$8.28
HK$64.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺578.60
|
$79.37
HK$618.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺72.13
|
$12.74
HK$99.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺865.50
|
$80.90
HK$630.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺746.31
|
$39.86
HK$310.78
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺1,816.05
|
$88.35
HK$688.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,228.52
|
$129.40
HK$1,008.81
|
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