Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 37.0% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.05
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.03
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.68
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.92
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.42
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.32
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.25
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.82
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,353.17
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,986.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.61
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.06
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,022.42
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€816.45
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.79
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€309.75
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,761.14
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,971.19
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.03
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.48
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.89
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.06
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.36
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.17
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.99
|
$91.44
HK$714.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.34
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.06
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