I just spoke to a Dragonair Captain a little while ago. He told me that Dragonair pilots living in Hong Kong get 44000 HKD a month ($5670) if they buy a place, and 64000 HKD ($8247) if they rent. When I told him how much FedEx was probably offering, he said it would be "painful" living on that.

For those of you that are not familiar, Dragonair is a distant second to Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. As far as airline employment goes.