Go to Google and type "cost of living" and the name of any city and you will be brought to a list of dozens of sites claiming to have the most accurate description of how much things cost in that city.
Let's take Hong Kong. Lists will tell you how much you will spend in Hong Kong for a nanny, kindergarten, international school, a plasma tv, a boat.
Ang tanong: do we really care? It's as if these price indices were prepared by losers who simply guess what items foreigners would be insterested in.
So as a service to my fellow man, here is a basket of goods I have compiled. I trust this wil be useful to you (all amounts in HK Dollar):
1 order of plain rice - 7-10
1 bottle of Russian vodka - 115-130
dinner at a French restaurant for two with wine - 1,200
6 pieces chicken nuggets at McDonald's - 12
taxi ride - 15 (flag down); a 20 minute ride would cost about 40
DVD (original) - 100-250 (depending how new the title is)
movie ticket - 80
medium sized container of popcorn at the movies - 25
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