Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$8.84
HK$69.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$5.77
HK$45.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
$14.28
HK$111.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
$12.15
HK$94.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$4.01
HK$31.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
$4.49
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
$11.66
HK$91.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
$64.07
HK$500.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,031.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
$13.71
HK$107.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
$22.03
HK$172.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,154.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,624.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
$929.71
HK$7,261.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,000.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
$7.69
HK$60.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
$5.31
HK$41.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$12.81
HK$100.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
$86.33
HK$674.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$12.81
HK$100.09
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
$76.24
HK$595.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
$41.17
HK$321.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
$91.44
HK$714.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.24
|
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