Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 30.6% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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