Cost of living comparison

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Asker vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Asker is 19.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Asker
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Asker
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Asker
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Asker
Childcare: pay 51.7% less in Asker
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Asker
Clothing: pay 21.2% more in Asker

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

Asker vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Asker
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$24.93 NOK251.94	+215.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$14.71 NOK148.65	+128.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.11 NOK31.44	+124.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.27 NOK22.93	+103.9%
Average			+143.0%

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Asker
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.25 NOK32.88	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.62 NOK56.77	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.93 NOK80.11	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.19 NOK42.40	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$6.29 NOK63.54	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.66 NOK16.82	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.14 NOK11.51	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.49 NOK15.08	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.90 NOK19.20	+37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.12 NOK11.36	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.22 NOK12.34	+15.3%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Asker
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$8.28 NOK83.66	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$77.13 NOK779.50	+14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$34,898.97 NOK352,716.95	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$22.73 NOK229.77	+56.5%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Asker
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$37.37 NOK377.66	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,420.89 NOK14,360.62	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,096.82 NOK11,085.39	-35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$164.54 NOK1,662.96	-7.3%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 51.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Asker
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$249.52 NOK2,521.81	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$16,148.25 NOK163,207.17	-27.4%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Asker
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$10.97 NOK110.85	+69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$5.06 NOK51.15	-3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$15.95 NOK161.24	+21.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$45.77 NOK462.56	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$14.96 NOK151.16	+16.4%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Asker
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$102.26 NOK1,033.56	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$46.53 NOK470.29	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$120.95 NOK1,222.46	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$149.57 NOK1,511.64	+4.7%
Average			+21.2%

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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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