Cost of living comparison

Germany

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Hamburg Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 20.3% more expensive than Hamburg.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 42.9% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 94.5% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Hamburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$8.28 HK$64.95	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$6.37 HK$49.96	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.15 €3.71	$1.30 HK$10.23	-68.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 €2.95	$1.09 HK$8.58	-66.9%
Average			-55.3%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 €2.31	$2.37 HK$18.57	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.11 €5.45	$12.52 HK$98.16	+104.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.66 €4.16	$11.07 HK$86.85	+137.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 €3.80	$3.47 HK$27.18	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 €4.97	$3.96 HK$31.04	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$1.87 HK$14.68	+30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.99	$1.25 HK$9.77	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.21	$2.09 HK$16.40	+54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.70	$1.80 HK$14.10	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.43 HK$11.24	+67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.44 HK$11.31	+77.5%
Average			+29.0%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.79 €7.84	$15.51 HK$121.64	+76.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$89.19 HK$699.49	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.90 €27.58	$14.40 HK$112.92	-53.4%
Average			+31.3%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.9% more for housing

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.65 €35.39	$21.52 HK$168.77	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.07 €1,145.19	$2,207.41 HK$17,311.25	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$940.49 €839.42	$1,690.00 HK$13,253.54	+79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$292.04 €260.66	$190.59 HK$1,494.71	-34.7%
Average			+42.9%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 94.5% more for childcare

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$504.98 €450.72	$1,171.99 HK$9,191.18	+132.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,672.58 €12,203.30	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+63.1%
Average			+94.5%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$7.65 HK$59.96	+36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 €4.13	$5.04 HK$39.53	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.30 €9.19	$13.38 HK$104.92	+29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.44 €40.56	$93.07 HK$729.90	+104.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.24 €14.49	$13.70 HK$107.42	-15.6%
Average			+27.4%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Hamburg	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.12 €74.19	$67.63 HK$530.38	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €33.07	$41.11 HK$322.38	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.18 €84.95	$80.54 HK$631.61	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.58 €104.05	$119.85 HK$939.94	+2.8%
Average			-5.9%

Hamburg vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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