Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 31.7% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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