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Hong Kong vs. Halden Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 26.0% more expensive than Halden.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Halden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% less for restaurants

	Halden	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.95 NOK201.68	$7.91 HK$61.55	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.97 NOK121.01	$6.43 HK$50.04	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 NOK35.29	$1.39 HK$10.81	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.99 NOK30.25	$1.11 HK$8.66	-62.8%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Halden	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99 NOK30.25	$2.19 HK$17.06	-26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06 NOK61.26	$12.44 HK$96.85	+105.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.43 NOK85.23	$11.75 HK$91.46	+39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 NOK41.14	$3.52 HK$27.37	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.56 NOK66.32	$4.85 HK$37.76	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 NOK16.09	$1.57 HK$12.19	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NOK11.51	$1.09 HK$8.46	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 NOK15.30	$1.62 HK$12.63	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 NOK20.13	$1.39 HK$10.79	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.37	$1.10 HK$8.56	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 NOK12.57	$1.06 HK$8.25	-14.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Halden	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.97 NOK80.57	$11.90 HK$92.63	+49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.86 NOK605.04	$67.49 HK$525.39	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,920.78 NOK352,937.36	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.75 NOK229.91	$14.53 HK$113.08	-36.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Halden	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.91 NOK403.36	$22.19 HK$172.75	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$897.96 NOK9,075.53	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+161.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.53 NOK6,554.55	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+160.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.70 NOK2,361.99	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	-24.0%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Halden	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+316.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+37.7%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Halden	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.78 NOK98.82	$6.48 HK$50.47	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.49 NOK45.38	$5.23 HK$40.71	+16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.47 NOK146.22	$13.11 HK$102.08	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.33 NOK538.99	$79.18 HK$616.37	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.46 NOK156.30	$12.85 HK$100.07	-16.9%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Halden	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.78 NOK957.97	$74.06 HK$576.57	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.31 NOK589.28	$42.18 HK$328.34	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.03 NOK1,223.22	$91.97 HK$716.01	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.73 NOK1,210.07	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+19.3%
Average			-13.6%

Halden vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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