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Hong Kong vs. Duisburg Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 62.9% more expensive than Duisburg.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Duisburg. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Duisburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Duisburg, you would:

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.09	$7.91 HK$61.55	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.43 €11.58	$6.43 HK$50.04	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.83 €3.30	$1.39 HK$10.81	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.89	$1.11 HK$8.66	-66.8%
Average			-56.5%

Duisburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$2.19 HK$17.06	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.48 €6.45	$12.44 HK$96.86	+66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.64 €4.00	$11.75 HK$91.46	+153.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 €3.29	$3.52 HK$27.37	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.76	$4.85 HK$37.76	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.29	$1.57 HK$12.19	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$1.09 HK$8.46	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.62 HK$12.63	+56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.67	$1.39 HK$10.79	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.57	$1.10 HK$8.56	+66.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$1.06 HK$8.25	+52.3%
Average			+32.7%

Duisburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.60	$11.90 HK$92.63	+55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.07 €54.39	$67.49 HK$525.40	+7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €27,375.40	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.11 €21.65	$14.53 HK$113.09	-42.2%
Average			+10.5%

Duisburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.19 €43.28	$22.19 HK$172.75	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$528.52 €455.75	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+344.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.60 €390.29	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+273.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$444.46 €383.27	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-60.1%
Average			+125.4%

Duisburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.80 €226.62	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+295.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58
Average			+295.2%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.53	$6.48 HK$50.47	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.53 €3.90	$5.23 HK$40.72	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.76	$13.11 HK$102.08	+29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.12 €27.70	$79.18 HK$616.38	+146.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.77 €13.60	$12.85 HK$100.08	-18.5%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Duisburg	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.22 €87.29	$74.06 HK$576.58	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.79 €36.90	$42.18 HK$328.34	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.01 €94.00	$91.97 HK$716.02	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.30 €103.74	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+18.7%
Average			-6.3%

Duisburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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