Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 6.1% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
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Brussels
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Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€17.84
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.90
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.48
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.35
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.44
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.63
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.36
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.74
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.94
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.12
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.19
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
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pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.55
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.57
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,248.01
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.00
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€52.65
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,061.68
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€889.24
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€166.58
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€900.72
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,078.63
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€4.96
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.54
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.42
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€31.79
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€12.89
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€94.92
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.15
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€106.96
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€131.82
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
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