Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.1% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
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