Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 92.1% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH227.98
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH207.95
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.98
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.38
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.29
|
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.78
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.86
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.74
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.45
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.79
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.05
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.79
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.60
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.42
|
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.05
|
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,109,811.22
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.10
|
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.20
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,564.90
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,813.87
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,468.87
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,935.87
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,794.67
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.16
|
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.10
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.38
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH855.58
|
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.05
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,957.51
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,279.93
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,965.09
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,442.93
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
|
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