Cost of living comparison

France

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 41.5% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 50.7% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 49.8% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	France	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.55 €15.62	$8.28 HK$65.00	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.68 €11.29	$6.37 HK$50.00	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$1.30 HK$10.24	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 €1.73	$1.09 HK$8.59	-43.7%
Average			-51.5%

France vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	France	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$2.37 HK$18.59	+21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.38 €8.35	$12.52 HK$98.23	+33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 €4.46	$11.07 HK$86.91	+121.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.05 €3.60	$3.47 HK$27.20	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.80 €5.16	$3.96 HK$31.06	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.87 HK$14.70	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$1.25 HK$9.78	+17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.14	$2.09 HK$16.41	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.43	$1.80 HK$14.11	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$1.43 HK$11.25	+54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.44 HK$11.31	+42.5%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 50.7% more for transportation

	France	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 €7.12	$15.51 HK$121.73	+93.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.34 €47.48	$89.19 HK$700.01	+67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.80 €18.51	$14.40 HK$113.00	-30.8%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	France	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.99 €28.47	$21.52 HK$168.90	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$816.57 €726.77	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+170.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$649.54 €578.12	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+160.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.65 €136.76	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+24.0%
Average			+121.0%

France vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

	France	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$901.10 €802.01	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,924.68 €11,503.43	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+72.5%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	France	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.05 €6.28	$7.65 HK$60.00	+8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 €3.24	$5.04 HK$39.56	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.52 €12.03	$13.38 HK$105.00	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.05 €33.86	$93.07 HK$730.44	+144.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.82 €11.41	$13.70 HK$107.50	+6.8%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	France	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €83.48	$67.63 HK$530.78	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.21 €39.34	$41.11 HK$322.62	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.75 €91.45	$80.54 HK$632.08	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.67 €115.41	$119.85 HK$940.64	-7.6%
Average			-16.5%

France vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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