Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 73.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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