Cost of living comparison
Strasbourg is 19.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Strasbourg instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$16.49
€15.47
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$2.75
€2.58
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pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$8.61
€8.08
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$4.11
€3.86
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$3.24
€3.04
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$4.14
€3.88
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.58
€1.48
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.83
€0.78
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pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$7.86
€7.38
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$56.07
€52.61
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$31,884.04
€29,915.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$8.58
€8.05
|
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pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$38.34
€35.98
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$769.61
€722.09
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$571.71
€536.41
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$149.41
€140.18
|
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pay 71.0% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$1,319.34
€1,237.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$3.37
€3.16
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$11.27
€10.57
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$34.82
€32.67
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
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pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Strasbourg
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$109.03
€102.30
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$52.22
€49.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$91.62
€85.96
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$107.93
€101.26
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