Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 20.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$774.70
€718.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$602.14
€558.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$609.18
€565.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$41.90
€38.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$104.95
€97.36
|
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