Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.5% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.50
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.27
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
Amsterdam
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Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.36
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.33
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.62
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
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pay 9.8% less for transportation
Amsterdam
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Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.12
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,679.87
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.49
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.27
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,654.58
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,451.48
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€171.73
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,589.11
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,574.76
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.30
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.46
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.16
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€71.79
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.15
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€83.77
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.19
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
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