Cost of living comparison
Athens is 20.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Athens instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.96
|
$16.24
€14.66
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
$9.75
€8.79
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$0.54
€0.49
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pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.34
|
$6.88
€6.21
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.73
|
$6.38
€5.75
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
$4.72
€4.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.00
|
$5.03
€4.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.60
€0.54
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pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.93
|
$7.66
€6.91
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.72
|
$32.49
€29.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,655.21
|
$27,399.57
€24,723.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.94
|
$12.13
€10.94
|
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pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.85
|
$32.57
€29.39
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,128.19
|
$630.26
€568.70
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,606.61
|
$532.87
€480.82
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.54
|
$165.03
€148.91
|
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pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,251.03
|
$482.99
€435.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,755.90
|
$10,389.46
€9,374.65
|
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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.97
|
$5.41
€4.89
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.42
|
$3.62
€3.27
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.27
|
$46.52
€41.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
$9.75
€8.79
|
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pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.64
|
$89.99
€81.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.13
|
$34.83
€31.43
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.18
|
$95.37
€86.05
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.71
|
$116.71
€105.31
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