Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 55.4% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.71
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.86
|
$6.33
HK$49.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.67
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.97
|
$13.58
HK$105.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.04
|
$12.17
HK$94.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.65
|
$3.59
HK$27.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.58
|
$4.30
HK$33.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.18
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.24
|
$11.42
HK$88.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.53
|
$64.30
HK$500.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,256.82
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,099.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.20
|
$14.53
HK$113.03
|
|
pay 67.6% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.82
|
$21.69
HK$168.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€814.90
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,988.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€668.36
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,009.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€131.65
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€395.10
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,801.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,884.88
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,567.50
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.26
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.42
|
$5.30
HK$41.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.63
|
$13.12
HK$102.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.20
|
$85.27
HK$663.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.26
|
$12.86
HK$100.08
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€76.88
|
$72.66
HK$565.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.30
|
$40.59
HK$315.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.45
|
$92.45
HK$719.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€101.76
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.83
|
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