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I'm more shocked of how you can have a meal for 1 or 3 dollars.

• 5mv2 1y ago
  Hong Kong food is rice-based and rice is cheap! Here's some famous advice from Hong Kong's richest man: -- A daily breakfast of vermicelli, an egg and a cup of milk. For lunch just have a simple set lunch, a snack and a fruit. For dinner go to your kitchen and cook your own meals that consist of two vegetables dishes and a glass of milk before bedtime. For one month the food cost is probably $500-$600. When you are young, the body will not have too many problems for a few years with this way of living. -- Note he's talking HKD, and HKD 550 translates into about USD 70.
• dewey 1y ago
  Unlike rent, everything else in HK can be pretty affordable and it's pretty easy to have decent food for < 5 dollars / meal in HK if you go to non-western places. There's "This-This Rice" places (Rice + 2 other ingredients like meat / vegetables) that usually have big portions and feel somewhat healthy.