Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.1 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,098
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,428
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,142
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,754
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,512
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,323
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,153
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,381
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,161
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,589
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,906
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,300
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,930
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,604
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,907
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,042
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS153,944
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS204,501,885
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,240
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS289,037
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,441,038
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,491,471
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS424,396
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,507,529
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,129,759
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,864
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,457
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,381
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS290,058
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,350
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS330,939
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS389,559
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,017,966
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS704,376
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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