Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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