Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 31.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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