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
€14.22
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,984.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,970.11
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$91.44
HK$714.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.05
|
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