Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 42.3% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.64
|
$8.84
HK$68.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.74
|
$5.77
HK$44.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.75
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.46
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.91
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.21
|
$14.28
HK$110.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.19
|
$12.15
HK$94.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.13
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.71
|
$4.49
HK$34.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.17
|
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.47
|
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
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pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.65
|
$11.66
HK$90.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€47.74
|
$64.07
HK$498.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,016.01
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,759.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€22.79
|
$13.71
HK$106.57
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.06
|
$22.03
HK$171.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,246.09
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,065.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€885.05
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,563.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€249.16
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.27
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€187.16
|
$929.71
HK$7,226.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,438.91
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,173.85
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.38
|
$7.69
HK$59.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.62
|
$5.31
HK$41.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€7.99
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.62
|
$86.33
HK$670.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€11.94
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
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pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€79.51
|
$76.24
HK$592.58
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€36.94
|
$41.17
HK$320.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€86.39
|
$91.44
HK$710.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€129.29
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.08
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