Cost of living comparison

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Finland vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 3.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 90.3% more in Finland
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Finland
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Finland
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Finland
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Finland
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Finland

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

Finland vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$15.68 €13.52	+98.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.56 €9.97	+79.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.65 €2.29	+91.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.14 €1.84	+92.0%
Average			+90.3%

Hong Kong vs. Finland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Finland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.47 €2.13	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.19 €3.62	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.85 €4.18	-58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.24 €2.80	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$6.13 €5.28	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.13 €0.98	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.94 €0.81	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.05 €0.90	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.90 €1.64	+37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.58 €0.50	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.83 €0.71	-21.9%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.96 €6.86	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$69.84 €60.23	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$34,910.15 €30,103.97	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$20.49 €17.67	+41.1%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Finland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$23.03 €19.86	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$801.83 €691.44	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$658.48 €567.82	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$112.00 €96.58	-36.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$333.41 €287.51	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$11,057.05 €9,534.79	-50.3%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$7.87 €6.79	+21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$4.79 €4.13	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$12.15 €10.48	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$44.75 €38.59	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$16.99 €14.65	+32.1%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Finland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$93.32 €80.47	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$37.73 €32.54	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$96.29 €83.04	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$137.67 €118.71	-3.6%
Average			+4.2%

Hong Kong vs. Finland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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