Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 20.5% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
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