Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 69.0% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 59.3% more for housing
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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