Cost of living comparison

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Cologne vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Cologne is 16.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cologne
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Cologne
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Cologne
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Cologne
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Cologne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Cologne
Clothing: pay 14.9% more in Cologne

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Cologne are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Cologne. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Cologne.

Cologne vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$16.35 €14.04	+106.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.68 €10.03	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.30 €2.83	+137.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.85 €2.45	+156.7%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.33 €2.00	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$7.48 €6.42	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.88 €4.19	-58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.13 €3.55	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$7.34 €6.30	+51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.45 €1.24	-7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.84 €0.72	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.03 €0.88	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.20 €1.89	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.72 €0.61	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.71 €0.61	-32.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.54 €6.47	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$67.74 €58.18	+0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$31,745.96 €27,263.78	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$24.29 €20.86	+67.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$45.41 €38.99	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,253.64 €1,076.64	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$973.32 €835.90	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$305.60 €262.45	+72.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$782.55 €672.07	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$19,466.49 €16,718.04	-12.5%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.26 €4.51	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.43 €3.81	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$9.58 €8.23	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$43.80 €37.62	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$14.02 €12.04	+9.0%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 14.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Cologne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$98.11 €84.26	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$43.80 €37.61	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$109.99 €94.46	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$147.95 €127.06	+3.6%
Average			+14.9%

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