Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 28.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.07
|
$21.77
€20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.05
|
$13.06
€12.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$3.31
€3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.51
|
$6.59
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.88
|
$5.10
€4.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.30
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.05
|
$5.95
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.07
|
$8.18
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.51
|
$88.71
€82.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,066.37
|
$32,110.45
€29,711.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.11
|
$25.25
€23.37
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.13
|
$50.09
€46.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,156.89
|
$2,059.29
€1,905.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,626.57
|
$1,685.95
€1,560.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.97
|
$203.74
€188.52
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,262.51
|
$2,119.81
€1,961.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,023.12
|
$11,765.02
€10,886.17
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.06
|
$7.08
€6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.48
|
$4.28
€3.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
$10.34
€9.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.34
|
$62.30
€57.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
$16.33
€15.11
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.58
|
$89.06
€82.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.64
|
$33.70
€31.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.31
|
$94.07
€87.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.38
|
$110.42
€102.17
|
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