Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 11.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 0.9% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation and housing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$8.28 HK$65.00	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$6.37 HK$50.00	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$1.30 HK$10.24	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$1.09 HK$8.59	-55.6%
Average			-58.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$2.37 HK$18.59	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$12.52 HK$98.23	+121.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$11.07 HK$86.91	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$3.47 HK$27.20	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$3.96 HK$31.06	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$1.87 HK$14.70	-51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$1.25 HK$9.78	-75.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$2.09 HK$16.41	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$1.80 HK$14.11	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.43 HK$11.25	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$1.44 HK$11.31	-53.0%
Average			-43.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$15.51 HK$121.73	+208.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$89.19 HK$700.01	+48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$44,597.12 HK$350K	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$14.40 HK$113.00	-67.9%
Average			+41.3%

Virgin Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$21.52 HK$168.90	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+40.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	-51.9%
Average			+18.2%

Virgin Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	-21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+25.6%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$7.65 HK$60.00	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$5.04 HK$39.56	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$13.38 HK$105.00	+167.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$93.07 HK$730.44	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$13.70 HK$107.50	+24.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$67.63 HK$530.78	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$41.11 HK$322.62	-49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$80.54 HK$632.08	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$119.85 HK$940.64	-20.1%
Average			-34.4%

Virgin Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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