Cost of living comparison

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Ballerup vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Ballerup is 32.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Ballerup
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Ballerup
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Ballerup
Housing: pay 16.7% more in Ballerup
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Ballerup
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Ballerup
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Ballerup

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ballerup are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Ballerup.

Ballerup vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.85	$26.93 DKK170.34	+240.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$15.65 DKK98.97	+143.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$4.55 DKK28.75	+227.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$3.27 DKK20.69	+194.0%
Average			+201.3%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$3.18 DKK20.12	+45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.33	$6.59 DKK41.65	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.91	$7.78 DKK49.23	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$4.84 DKK30.58	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$4.70 DKK29.70	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.38 DKK8.75	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$1.50 DKK9.50	+38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.63 DKK10.33	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$2.78 DKK17.57	+100.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.88 DKK5.54	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.79 DKK5.01	-25.2%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.08	$8.23 DKK52.05	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$49,297.09 DKK312K	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.64	$22.77 DKK144.01	+56.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 16.7% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.60	$42.76 DKK270.41	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,378.83	$2,347.48 DKK14,846.17	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,205.77	$1,564.99 DKK9,897.45	-7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.80	$144.42 DKK913.36	-18.6%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,125.20	$612.56 DKK3,873.99	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$5,915.65 DKK37,412.35	-73.4%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.72	$9.39 DKK59.38	+44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$6.81 DKK43.10	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.58	$10.17 DKK64.33	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.40	$39.12 DKK247.44	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.57	$18.78 DKK118.77	+46.1%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Ballerup
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.40	$112.68 DKK712.62	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.95	$35.99 DKK227.64	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.53	$136.42 DKK862.74	+48.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,117.11	$190.59 DKK1,205.37	+33.5%
Average			+29.8%

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