Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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