Cost of living comparison

Germany

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 16.4% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.2% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.28 HK$65.00	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.37 HK$50.00	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$1.30 HK$10.24	-62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$1.09 HK$8.59	-64.7%
Average			-54.2%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$2.37 HK$18.59	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$12.52 HK$98.23	+45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$11.07 HK$86.91	+134.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$3.47 HK$27.20	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$3.96 HK$31.06	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.87 HK$14.70	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.25 HK$9.78	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$2.09 HK$16.41	+37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.80 HK$14.11	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.43 HK$11.25	+52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.44 HK$11.31	+47.4%
Average			+23.2%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$15.51 HK$121.73	+79.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$89.19 HK$700.01	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$14.40 HK$113.00	-52.5%
Average			+32.2%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$21.52 HK$168.90	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	-35.4%
Average			+24.7%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+711.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+40.6%
Average			+237.8%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$7.65 HK$60.00	+40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$5.04 HK$39.56	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$13.38 HK$105.00	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$93.07 HK$730.44	+132.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$13.70 HK$107.50	-12.6%
Average			+34.9%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Berlin	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$67.63 HK$530.78	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$41.11 HK$322.62	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$80.54 HK$632.08	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$119.85 HK$940.64	-15.1%
Average			-20.2%

Berlin vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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