Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$6.94
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$25.46
€23.40
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$988.74
€908.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$209.09
€192.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$37.56
€34.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$144.43
€132.76
|
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