Cost of living comparison
France is 0.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in France instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 95.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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