Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 87.6% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.39
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.72
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.50
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.41
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.23
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.50
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.44
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.44
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.30
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.50
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.94
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.04
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.92
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.23
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.71
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.46
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.47
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON218.52
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.97
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON454.59
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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