Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 28.8% more expensive than Cologne.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.40
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.06
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.88
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.83
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
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pay 15.1% more for transportation
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.52
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.40
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.64
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€979.94
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€766.35
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.43
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€731.53
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,963.21
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.37
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.71
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.66
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.32
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.30
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
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