Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 26.6% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
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