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Hong Kong vs. Hilversum Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 6.3% cheaper than Hilversum.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 13.9% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 45.0% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Hilversum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 €25.18	$7.91 HK$61.55	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.35 €14.10	$6.43 HK$50.04	-60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.01 €3.46	$1.39 HK$10.81	-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.21 €2.77	$1.11 HK$8.66	-65.4%
Average			-66.1%

Hilversum vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 €2.08	$2.19 HK$17.06	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.46 €5.57	$12.44 HK$96.86	+92.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.11 €4.41	$11.75 HK$91.46	+129.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 €4.26	$3.52 HK$27.37	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.93 €6.84	$4.85 HK$37.76	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$1.57 HK$12.19	+76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.00	$1.09 HK$8.46	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$1.62 HK$12.63	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.49	$1.39 HK$10.79	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.10 HK$8.56	+12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.86	$1.06 HK$8.25	+5.8%
Average			+27.2%

Hilversum vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 €7.35	$11.90 HK$92.63	+39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$98.11 €84.60	$67.49 HK$525.40	-31.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,463.63 €35,755.21	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.87 €29.21	$14.53 HK$113.09	-57.1%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.17 €50.16	$22.19 HK$172.75	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,771.45 €1,527.57	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,518.39 €1,309.35	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.85 €174.06	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-12.1%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 45.0% more for childcare

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$675.10 €582.16	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,351.85 €14,100.65	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+36.1%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$6.48 HK$50.47	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 €4.15	$5.23 HK$40.72	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.32 €10.63	$13.11 HK$102.08	+6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.08 €60.43	$79.18 HK$616.38	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.64 €14.35	$12.85 HK$100.08	-22.8%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Hilversum	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$128.48 €110.79	$74.06 HK$576.58	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.32 €52.88	$42.18 HK$328.34	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.32 €115.83	$91.97 HK$716.02	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.93 €159.47	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	-22.8%
Average			-32.0%

Hilversum vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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