A man buys a cake from Maxim's cake, a Chinese bakery in Mongkok, Hong Kong Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Chances are that by the time you get off a plane in Hong Kong, you've already spent half of your trip's budget on that flight. But even with a reputation for being one of the world's top five most expensive cities to live, Hong Kong can be surprisingly cheap when you travel and eat as locals do.
(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)