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Hong Kong vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 12.4% more expensive than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 61.3% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Austria, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Austria	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 €15.97	$7.91 HK$61.55	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.86 €10.23	$6.43 HK$50.04	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.29	$1.39 HK$10.81	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.45	$1.11 HK$8.66	-60.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Austria	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 €2.46	$2.19 HK$17.06	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.46 €9.02	$12.44 HK$96.86	+19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.32 €5.45	$11.75 HK$91.46	+85.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.02	$3.52 HK$27.37	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.81 €5.88	$4.85 HK$37.76	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.57 HK$12.19	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.97	$1.09 HK$8.46	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.30	$1.62 HK$12.63	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.86	$1.39 HK$10.79	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.10 HK$8.56	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.06 HK$8.25	+13.7%
Average			+3.0%

Austria vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Austria	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 €5.76	$11.90 HK$92.63	+78.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.69 €49.74	$67.49 HK$525.40	+17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.85 €26,131.83	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.13 €21.67	$14.53 HK$113.09	-42.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Austria	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.06 €33.68	$22.19 HK$172.75	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$969.93 €836.40	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+142.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$823.47 €710.10	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+105.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$307.44 €265.12	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-42.3%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 61.3% more for childcare

	Austria	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.93 €505.26	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,311.22 €13,203.28	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+45.3%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Austria	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.41 €4.66	$6.48 HK$50.47	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.37 €3.77	$5.23 HK$40.72	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.50 €6.47	$13.11 HK$102.08	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.14 €44.10	$79.18 HK$616.38	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 €12.35	$12.85 HK$100.08	-10.3%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Austria	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.44 €85.75	$74.06 HK$576.58	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.64 €41.08	$42.18 HK$328.34	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.83 €89.53	$91.97 HK$716.02	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.37 €129.67	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	-5.0%
Average			-13.3%

Austria vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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