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Hong Kong vs. Gelsenkirchen Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 44.6% more expensive than Gelsenkirchen.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 97.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Gelsenkirchen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.81 €8.45	$7.91 HK$61.84	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.05	$6.43 HK$50.28	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.41 €2.93	$1.39 HK$10.87	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 €2.75	$1.11 HK$8.70	-65.2%
Average			-45.7%

Gelsenkirchen vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 €1.97	$2.19 HK$17.14	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.46 €6.43	$12.44 HK$97.32	+66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 €4.07	$11.75 HK$91.90	+148.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 €3.39	$3.52 HK$27.50	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.69 €5.76	$4.85 HK$37.94	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.26	$1.57 HK$12.25	+6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.76	$1.09 HK$8.50	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.90	$1.62 HK$12.69	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 €1.86	$1.39 HK$10.84	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$1.10 HK$8.60	+53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.65	$1.06 HK$8.29	+40.1%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.47	$11.90 HK$93.07	+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 €49.27	$67.49 HK$527.89	+17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	$38,564.70 HK$302K	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.24 €20.01	$14.53 HK$113.62	-37.5%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 97.6% more for housing

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.60 €36.67	$22.19 HK$173.57	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.93 €536.22	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	+277.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$564.53 €485.95	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	+199.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.78 €245.14	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	-37.7%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.60 €201.08	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	+344.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,715.66 €16,971.38	$22,248.89 HK$174K	+12.8%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.52	$6.48 HK$50.71	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.30 €3.70	$5.23 HK$40.91	+21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.58 €8.24	$13.11 HK$102.56	+36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.70 €28.15	$79.18 HK$619.31	+142.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.04	$12.85 HK$100.55	+37.6%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Gelsenkirchen	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.44 €80.43	$74.06 HK$579.32	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.36 €32.16	$42.18 HK$329.90	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.32 €115.62	$91.97 HK$719.43	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$175.20 €150.81	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	-18.5%
Average			-14.4%

Gelsenkirchen vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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