Cost of living comparison
Rome is 15.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Rome instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$5.10
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$26,749.78
€24,587.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$17.87
€16.42
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$30.04
€27.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$721.77
€663.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$175.72
€161.52
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$516.83
€475.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$9,813.53
€9,020.11
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$62.20
€57.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$67.31
€61.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$30.97
€28.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$81.10
€74.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$103.39
€95.03
|
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