Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 28.3% more expensive than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$8.28 HK$65.00	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.37 HK$50.00	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.45 €3.07	$1.30 HK$10.24	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 €2.30	$1.09 HK$8.59	-57.7%
Average			-54.7%

Helsinki vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76 €2.45	$2.37 HK$18.59	-14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.96 €4.41	$12.52 HK$98.23	+152.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.52	$11.07 HK$86.91	+117.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 €3.50	$3.47 HK$27.20	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.02 €5.36	$3.96 HK$31.06	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.87 HK$14.70	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.25 HK$9.78	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$2.09 HK$16.41	+86.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 €1.58	$1.80 HK$14.11	+1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$1.43 HK$11.25	+159.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.44 HK$11.31	+95.0%
Average			+42.6%

Helsinki vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 €7.91	$15.51 HK$121.73	+74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.74 €72.75	$89.19 HK$700.01	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.34 €23.44	$14.40 HK$113.00	-45.3%
Average			+24.0%

Helsinki vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 €22.05	$21.52 HK$168.90	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,207.26 €1,074.51	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$904.00 €804.59	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.89 €93.35	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+81.7%
Average			+77.6%

Helsinki vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.51 €424.11	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+146.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,685.20 €11,290.29	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+75.8%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €8.97	$7.65 HK$60.00	-24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 €4.65	$5.04 HK$39.56	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.46	$13.38 HK$105.00	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.96 €41.80	$93.07 HK$730.44	+98.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.48 €16.44	$13.70 HK$107.50	-25.9%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Helsinki	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.46 €82.29	$67.63 HK$530.78	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.55 €38.76	$41.11 HK$322.62	-5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.85 €93.32	$80.54 HK$632.08	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.45 €133.01	$119.85 HK$940.64	-19.8%
Average			-19.2%

Helsinki vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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