Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. District of Columbia
  4. Washington
  5. Hong Kong
  6. Hong Kong
  7. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
HKD

Hong Kong is 5.4% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Washington, you would:
local_dining

pay 45.0% less for restaurants

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00 $7.74
HK$60.45
-48.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.00 $5.16
HK$40.30
-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33 $1.21
HK$9.41
-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.91 $1.00
HK$7.79
-47.8%
Average -45.0%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 21.5% more for groceries

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.18 $1.98
HK$15.45
-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97 $9.22
HK$71.98
+54.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.66 $11.39
HK$88.95
+211.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.77 $3.59
HK$28.04
+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.04 $4.50
HK$35.11
-10.8%
Apples (1 lb) $2.43 $1.84
HK$14.34
-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.71 $1.02
HK$8.00
+44.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.24 $1.69
HK$13.22
-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.97 $1.24
HK$9.72
-36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.98 $1.13
HK$8.81
+15.5%
Onions (1 lb) $1.04 $1.19
HK$9.28
+14.5%
Average +21.5%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 42.8% more for transportation

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.68 $8.56
HK$66.86
+219.8%
Monthly public transit pass $99.00 $64.51
HK$503.71
-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,500.00 $32,257.44
HK$251,855.13
+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $24.38 $11.87
HK$92.68
-51.3%
Average +42.8%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 7.8% less for housing

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $61.97 $24.46
HK$191.01
-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,367.55 $2,284.63
HK$17,837.64
-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,830.63 $1,592.23
HK$12,431.57
-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $118.53 $172.53
HK$1,347.07
+45.6%
Average -7.8%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.0% less for childcare

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,684.05 $737.61
HK$5,759.03
-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $31,634.14 $17,731.50
HK$138,441.52
-43.9%
Average -50.0%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50 $7.61
HK$59.44
+17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.61 $4.75
HK$37.07
+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $12.00 $7.87
HK$61.45
-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $88.74 $79.14
HK$617.87
-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $14.50 $12.90
HK$100.74
-11.0%
Average -7.2%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.6% more for clothing

  Washington help_outline Hong Kong help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $59.00 $78.76
HK$614.95
+33.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.61 $37.59
HK$293.47
-2.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $86.45 $88.08
HK$687.66
+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $123.50 $120.75
HK$942.74
-2.2%
Average +7.6%
Washington vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing
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