Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 31.3% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of France, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€15.12
|
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.47
|
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.69
|
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€7.72
|
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.92
|
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€4.46
|
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.25
|
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.93
|
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.20
|
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.02
|
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
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pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€7.76
|
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€48.39
|
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€16.41
|
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€692.55
|
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€558.41
|
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€719.89
|
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.45
|
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.75
|
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€35.28
|
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€10.31
|
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
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pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€115.17
|
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
|
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