Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 66.1% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 50.7% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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