Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 0.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Paris, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Paris
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Paris
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Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
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pay 4.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Paris
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Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
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pay 15.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Hong Kong
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
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