Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 27.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of France, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 36.3% more for groceries
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 89.8% more for housing
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
France
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
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