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Ceske Budejovice vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Ceske Budejovice is 9.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ceske Budejovice
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Ceske Budejovice
Transportation: pay 37.7% less in Ceske Budejovice
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Ceske Budejovice
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Ceske Budejovice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Ceske Budejovice
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Ceske Budejovice

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Ceske Budejovice. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Ceske Budejovice.

Ceske Budejovice vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ceske Budejovice instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$9.60 CZK198.41	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$16.32 CZK337.29	+153.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.11 CZK43.65	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$3.62 CZK74.90	+225.8%
Average			+113.3%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.98 CZK40.85	-9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$7.21 CZK148.97	-42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.42 CZK112.01	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.62 CZK74.72	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.73 CZK97.77	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.68 CZK14.10	-56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.82 CZK16.93	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.05 CZK21.66	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.46 CZK30.22	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.76 CZK15.66	-31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.53 CZK11.02	-49.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 37.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$6.79 CZK140.40	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$20.16 CZK416.66	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$33,597.39 CZK694,427.74	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$10.90 CZK225.19	-25.0%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$19.20 CZK396.82	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$875.93 CZK18,104.72	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$647.95 CZK13,392.53	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$278.74 CZK5,761.29	+57.0%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$535.96 CZK11,077.78	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,799.16 CZK223,208.92	-51.5%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.88 CZK59.52	-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.22 CZK66.47	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$7.80 CZK161.21	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$57.60 CZK1,190.45	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.60 CZK198.41	-25.3%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Ceske Budejovice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$55.20 CZK1,140.85	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$42.00 CZK868.03	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$101.99 CZK2,108.08	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$142.18 CZK2,938.67	-0.4%
Average			-3.9%

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